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How many babies does a Maned rat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Maned rats are in a litter?

A Maned rat (Lophiomys imhausi) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 136 grams (0.3 lbs) and measure 91.3 cm (3′ 0″). They are a member of the Muridae family (genus: Lophiomys). An adult Maned rat grows up to a size of 60.2 cm (2′ 0″).

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 Maned rat is 1

The maned rat or crested rat (Lophiomys imhausi) is a nocturnal, long-haired and bushy-tailed East African rodent that superficially resembles a porcupine.

Other animals of the family Muridae

Maned rat is a member of the Muridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Maned rat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals that get as old as a Maned rat

Other animals that usually reach the age of 7.5 years:

Animals with the same weight as a Maned rat

What other animals weight around 755 grams (1.66 lbs)?