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How many babies does a Lesser noctule have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Lesser noctules are in a litter?

A Lesser noctule (Nyctalus leisleri) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.With 1 litters per year, that sums up to a yearly offspring of 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 5 grams (0.01 lbs) and measure 3.5 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Vespertilionidae family (genus: Nyctalus). An adult Lesser noctule grows up to a size of 13.4 cm (0′ 6″).

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 Lesser noctule is 1

The lesser noctule, Leisler’s bat or the Irish bat (Nyctalus leisleri), is a species of insectivorous bat belonging to the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae.

Other animals of the family Vespertilionidae

Lesser noctule is a member of the Vespertilionidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Lesser noctule

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Lesser noctule

What other animals weight around 12 grams (0.03 lbs)?