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How many babies does a Eastern broad-toothed field mouse have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Eastern broad-toothed field mouses are in a litter?

A Eastern broad-toothed field mouse (Apodemus mystacinus) usually gives birth to around 3 babies.With 2 litters per year, that sums up to a yearly offspring of 6 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 23 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 3 grams (0.01 lbs) and measure 3.7 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Muridae family (genus: Apodemus). An adult Eastern broad-toothed field mouse grows up to a size of 10.3 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 average litter size of a Eastern broad-toothed field mouse is 3

The eastern broad-toothed field mouse (Apodemus mystacinus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Serbia and Montenegro.

Other animals of the family Muridae

Eastern broad-toothed field mouse is a member of the Muridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Eastern broad-toothed field mouse

Those animals also give birth to 3 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Eastern broad-toothed field mouse

What other animals weight around 43 grams (0.09 lbs)?