How many baby Kivu shrews are in a litter?
A Kivu shrew (Crocidura kivuana) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.
Upon birth, they weight 1 grams (0 lbs) and measure 3 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Soricidae family (genus: Crocidura). An adult Kivu shrew grows up to a size of 6.4 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 Kivu shrew (Crocidura kivuana) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is swamps.
Other animals of the family Soricidae
Kivu shrew is a member of the Soricidae, as are these animals:
- Lowe’s shrew raching a size of 6.9 cm (0′ 3″)
- Niobe’s shrew with 2 babies per pregnancy
- Ruwenzori shrew weighting only 18 grams
- Eurasian water shrew with 6 babies per pregnancy
- Climbing shrew with 1 babies per pregnancy
- Asian house shrew with 3 babies per pregnancy
- Big Mexican small-eared shrew with 2 babies per pregnancy
- Salenski’s shrew weighting only 5 grams
- Mediterranean water shrew with 7 babies per pregnancy
- Common shrew with 6 babies per pregnancy
Animals that share a litter size with Kivu shrew
Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once: