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How many babies does a Gambian pouched rat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Gambian pouched rats are in a litter?

A Gambian pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus) 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 31 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 22 grams (0.05 lbs) and measure 7.8 cm (0′ 4″). They are a member of the Muridae family (genus: Cricetomys). An adult Gambian pouched rat grows up to a size of 36.3 cm (1′ 3″).

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 Gambian pouched rat is 3

The Gambian pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus), also known as the African giant pouched rat, is a nocturnal pouched rat of the giant pouched rat genus Cricetomys, and is among the largest muroids in the world, growing up to about 0.9 metres (3 ft) long including their tail which makes up half their length. It is widespread in Sub-Saharan Africa, ranging geographically from Senegal to Kenya and from Angola to Mozambique (although it is absent from much of the DR Congo, where Emin’s pouched rat is present) and in altitude from sea level to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft).The animals are sometimes kept as pets, but some have escaped from captivity and become an invasive species in Florida. The CDC and FDA in the US now ban the importation of this species. It is also blamed for an outbreak of monkeypox.

Other animals of the family Muridae

Gambian pouched rat is a member of the Muridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Gambian pouched rat

Those animals also give birth to 3 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Gambian pouched rat

What other animals weight around 1.27 kg (2.8 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Gambian pouched rat

Also reaching around 36.3 cm (1′ 3″) in size do these animals: