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How many babies does a Little red kaluta have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Little red kalutas are in a litter?

A Little red kaluta (Dasykaluta rosamondae) usually gives birth to around 6 babies.With 1 litters per year, that sums up to a yearly offspring of 6 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 49 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 6.87 kg (15.15 lbs) and measure 62.1 cm (2′ 1″). They are a member of the Dasyuridae family (genus: Dasykaluta). An adult Little red kaluta grows up to a size of 17.5 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 red kaluta is 6

The little red kaluta or simply kaluta refers to Dasykaluta rosamondae, a species of carnivorous nocturnal marsupial. It lives in the arid regions of northwest Australia. Individuals are around 100 millimetres long and weigh from 20 to 40 grams. They live for about three years in captivity.

Other animals of the family Dasyuridae

Little red kaluta is a member of the Dasyuridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Little red kaluta

Those animals also give birth to 6 babies at once:

Animals that get as old as a Little red kaluta

Other animals that usually reach the age of 3 years:

Animals with the same weight as a Little red kaluta

What other animals weight around 32 grams (0.07 lbs)?