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How many babies does a Monk saki have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Monk sakis are in a litter?

A Monk saki (Pithecia monachus) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 119 grams (0.26 lbs) and measure 2 cm (0′ 1″). They are a member of the Cebidae family (genus: Pithecia). An adult Monk saki grows up to a size of 41.1 cm (1′ 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 Monk saki is 1

The monk saki (Pithecia monachus) also known as Geoffroy’s monk saki or Miller’s monk saki, is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in forested areas of northwestern Brazil, northeastern Peru, eastern Ecuador and southeastern Colombia. This monkey can grow up to be 30 to 50 centimetres (12 to 20 in) long and weigh about 1 to 2 kilograms (2 lb 3 oz to 4 lb 7 oz), approximately the same as a large rabbit. The thick, bushy tail can be up to 25 to 55 centimetres (10 to 22 in) long. It has coarse fur, which is long and shaggy around the face and neck. A shy, wary animal, it is totally arboreal, living high in the trees and sometimes descending to lower levels but not to the ground. It generally moves on all fours but may sometimes walk upright on a large branch and will leap across gaps. During the day, it moves in pairs or small family groups, feeding on fruits, berries, honey, some leaves, small mammals such as mice and bats, and birds. The female gives birth to 1 young per mating season with the average family size being 4.5.

Other animals of the family Cebidae

Monk saki is a member of the Cebidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Monk saki

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals that get as old as a Monk saki

Other animals that usually reach the age of 24.58 years:

Animals with the same weight as a Monk saki

What other animals weight around 2.11 kg (4.65 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Monk saki

Also reaching around 41.1 cm (1′ 5″) in size do these animals: