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How many babies does a Lesser long-fingered bat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Lesser long-fingered bats are in a litter?

A Lesser long-fingered bat (Miniopterus fraterculus) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 155 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 3 grams (0.01 lbs) and measure 3.2 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Vespertilionidae family (genus: Miniopterus). An adult Lesser long-fingered bat grows up to a size of 15.6 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 lesser long-fingered bat (Miniopterus fraterculus), also known as the black clinging bat or lesser bent-winged bat, is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.It is found in western Southern Africa, south East Africa, and parts of Central Africa.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves).It has been assessed as least-concern by the IUCN.

Other animals of the family Vespertilionidae

Lesser long-fingered bat is a member of the Vespertilionidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Lesser long-fingered bat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Lesser long-fingered bat

What other animals weight around 7 grams (0.02 lbs)?