How many baby Dusky elephant shrews are in a litter?
A Dusky elephant shrew (Elephantulus fuscus) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.
Upon birth, they weight 11 grams (0.02 lbs) and measure 8 cm (0′ 4″). They are a member of the Macroscelididae family (genus: Elephantulus). An adult Dusky elephant shrew grows up to a size of 11.9 cm (0′ 5″).
To have a reference: Humans obviously usually have a litter size of one ;). Their babies are in the womb of their mother for 280 days (40 weeks) and reach an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). They weight in at 62 kg (137 lbs), which is obviously highly individual, and reach an average age of 75 years.
The dusky elephant shrew or dusky sengi (Elephantulus fuscus) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
Other animals of the family Macroscelididae
Dusky elephant shrew is a member of the Macroscelididae, as are these animals:
- North African elephant shrew with 2 babies per pregnancy
- Black and rufous elephant shrew with 1 babies per pregnancy
- Macroscelides proboscideus with 1 babies per pregnancy
- Checkered elephant shrew with 1 babies per pregnancy
- Rufous elephant shrew with 1 babies per pregnancy
- Eastern rock elephant shrew with 1 babies per pregnancy
- Somali elephant shrew weighting only 32 grams
- Four-toed elephant shrew with 1 babies per pregnancy
- Cape elephant shrew with 1 babies per pregnancy
- Golden-rumped elephant shrew with 1 babies per pregnancy
Animals that share a litter size with Dusky elephant shrew
Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once: