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

How many baby Lander’s horseshoe bats are in a litter?

A Lander’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus landeri) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 119 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 2 grams (0 lbs) and measure 1.09 meter (3′ 7″). They are a member of the Rhinolophidae family (genus: Rhinolophus). An adult Lander’s horseshoe bat grows up to a size of 3.8 cm (0′ 2″).

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 Lander's horseshoe bat is 1

Lander’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus landeri) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae found in Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, and caves.

Other animals of the family Rhinolophidae

Lander’s horseshoe bat is a member of the Rhinolophidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Lander’s horseshoe bat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Lander’s horseshoe bat

What other animals weight around 9 grams (0.02 lbs)?