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How many babies does a Insular flying fox have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Insular flying foxs are in a litter?

A Insular flying fox (Pteropus tonganus) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 167 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 96 grams (0.21 lbs) and measure 15 cm (0′ 6″). They are a member of the Pteropodidae family (genus: Pteropus). An adult Insular flying fox grows up to a size of 17.7 cm (0′ 7″).

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 Insular flying fox is 1

The insular flying fox or Pacific flying fox (Pteropus tonganus) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is geographically widespread, the most widespread flying fox in the Pacific: it is found in American Samoa, the Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa (where it is called pe’a fanua, pe’a fai and taulaga), the Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu.

Other animals of the family Pteropodidae

Insular flying fox is a member of the Pteropodidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Insular flying fox

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Insular flying fox

What other animals weight around 560 grams (1.23 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Insular flying fox

Also reaching around 17.7 cm (0′ 7″) in size do these animals: