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How many babies does a Little bent-wing bat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Little bent-wing bats are in a litter?

A Little bent-wing bat (Miniopterus australis) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.With 1 litters per year, that sums up to a yearly offspring of 1 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 133 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 Little bent-wing 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 average litter size of a Little bent-wing bat is 1

The little bent-wing bat or little long-fingered bat (Miniopterus australis) is a species of vesper bat in the family Miniopteridae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vanuatu.

Other animals of the family Vespertilionidae

Little bent-wing bat is a member of the Vespertilionidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Little bent-wing bat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Little bent-wing bat

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