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How many babies does a Moluccan naked-backed fruit bat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Moluccan naked-backed fruit bats are in a litter?

A Moluccan naked-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia moluccensis) 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 156 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 76 grams (0.17 lbs) and measure 4 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Pteropodidae family (genus: Dobsonia). An adult Moluccan naked-backed fruit bat grows up to a size of 11.7 cm (0′ 5″).

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 Moluccan naked-backed fruit bat is 1

The Moluccan naked-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia moluccensis) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.It is found in the Maluku Islands and Western New Guinea of Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia.

Other animals of the family Pteropodidae

Moluccan naked-backed fruit bat is a member of the Pteropodidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Moluccan naked-backed fruit bat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Moluccan naked-backed fruit bat

What other animals weight around 439 grams (0.97 lbs)?