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How many babies does a Melck’s house bat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Melck’s house bats are in a litter?

A Melck’s house bat (Eptesicus melckorum) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 3 grams (0.01 lbs) and measure 3.1 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Vespertilionidae family (genus: Eptesicus). An adult Melck’s house bat grows up to a size of 8.2 cm (0′ 4″).

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 Melck's house bat is 1

Melck’s house bat (Neoromicia melckorum) is a species of vesper bat.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Madagascar.Its natural habitats are dry savanna and moist savanna.

Other animals of the family Vespertilionidae

Melck’s house bat is a member of the Vespertilionidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Melck’s house bat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once: