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

How many baby Moonrats are in a litter?

A Moonrat (Echinosorex gymnura) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.With 2 litters per year, that sums up to a yearly offspring of 2 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 37 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 14 grams (0.03 lbs) and measure 8 cm (0′ 4″). They are a member of the Erinaceidae family (genus: Echinosorex). An adult Moonrat grows up to a size of 32.7 cm (1′ 1″).

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 Moonrat is 1

The moonrat (Echinosorex gymnura) is a southeast Asian species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae (hedgehogs and gymnures). It is the only species in the genus Echinosorex. The moonrat is a fairly small, primarily carnivorous animal which, despite its name, is not closely related to rats or other rodents. The scientific name is sometimes given as Echinosorex gymnurus, but this is incorrect.

Other animals of the family Erinaceidae

Moonrat is a member of the Erinaceidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Moonrat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals that get as old as a Moonrat

Other animals that usually reach the age of 7 years:

Animals with the same weight as a Moonrat

What other animals weight around 787 grams (1.74 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Moonrat

Also reaching around 32.7 cm (1′ 1″) in size do these animals: