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How many babies does a Jentink’s dormouse have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Jentink’s dormouses are in a litter?

A Jentink’s dormouse (Graphiurus crassicaudatus) usually gives birth to around 3 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 4 grams (0.01 lbs) and measure 3.7 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Myoxidae family (genus: Graphiurus). An adult Jentink’s dormouse grows up to a size of 11 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.

Jentink’s dormouse (Graphiurus crassicaudatus) is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae. It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Togo, and possibly Benin, Equatorial Guinea, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical, moist lowland forests.

Other animals of the family Myoxidae

Jentink’s dormouse is a member of the Myoxidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Jentink’s dormouse

Those animals also give birth to 3 babies at once: