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How many babies does a Dusky fruit bat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Dusky fruit bats are in a litter?

A Dusky fruit bat (Penthetor lucasi) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 253 grams (0.56 lbs) and measure 7.8 cm (0′ 4″). They are a member of the Pteropodidae family (genus: Penthetor). An adult Dusky fruit bat grows up to a size of 44.4 cm (1′ 6″).

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 average litter size of a Dusky fruit bat is 1

The Dusky fruit bat, (Penthetor lucasi) is a species of bat found in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Other animals of the family Pteropodidae

Dusky fruit bat is a member of the Pteropodidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Dusky fruit bat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Dusky fruit bat

What other animals weight around 35 grams (0.08 lbs)?