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How many babies does a Handley’s tailless bat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Handley’s tailless bats are in a litter?

A Handley’s tailless bat (Anoura cultrata) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 3 grams (0.01 lbs) and measure 3.7 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Phyllostomidae family (genus: Anoura). An adult Handley’s tailless bat grows up to a size of 5.8 cm (0′ 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 Handley's tailless bat is 1

Handley’s tailless bat (Anoura cultrata) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.

Other animals of the family Phyllostomidae

Handley’s tailless bat is a member of the Phyllostomidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Handley’s tailless bat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Handley’s tailless bat

What other animals weight around 17 grams (0.04 lbs)?