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How many babies does a Geoffroy’s cat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Geoffroy’s cats are in a litter?

A Geoffroy’s cat (Oncifelis geoffroyi) usually gives birth to around 2 babies.With 1 litters per year, that sums up to a yearly offspring of 2 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 73 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 91 grams (0.2 lbs) and measure 13.5 cm (0′ 6″). They are a member of the Felidae family (genus: Oncifelis). An adult Geoffroy’s cat grows up to a size of 57.6 cm (1′ 11″).

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 Geoffroy's cat is 2

Geoffroy’s cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) is a wild cat native to the southern and central regions of South America. It is about the size of a domestic cat. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List because it is widespread and abundant over most of its range.

Other animals of the family Felidae

Geoffroy’s cat is a member of the Felidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Geoffroy’s cat

Those animals also give birth to 2 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Geoffroy’s cat

What other animals weight around 2.73 kg (6.02 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Geoffroy’s cat

Also reaching around 57.6 cm (1′ 11″) in size do these animals: