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How many babies does a Montane wood mouse have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Montane wood mouses are in a litter?

A Montane wood mouse (Hylomyscus denniae) usually gives birth to around 4 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 1 grams (0 lbs) and measure 8.5 cm (0′ 4″). They are a member of the Muridae family (genus: Hylomyscus). An adult Montane wood mouse grows up to a size of 13.2 cm (0′ 6″).

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 montane hylomyscus or montane wood mouse (Hylomyscus denniae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. A long-coated species with brownish-grey upper parts and whitish-grey underparts, it occurs in the uplands of tropical Central Africa where its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests.

Other animals of the family Muridae

Montane wood mouse is a member of the Muridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Montane wood mouse

Those animals also give birth to 4 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Montane wood mouse

What other animals weight around 36 grams (0.08 lbs)?