Categories
Litter Size

How many babies does a Northern palm squirrel have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Northern palm squirrels are in a litter?

A Northern palm squirrel (Funambulus pennantii) usually gives birth to around 2 babies.With 2 litters per year, that sums up to a yearly offspring of 4 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 41 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 6 grams (0.01 lbs) and measure 8.3 cm (0′ 4″). They are a member of the Sciuridae family (genus: Funambulus). An adult Northern palm squirrel grows up to a size of 45.7 cm (1′ 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 average litter size of a Northern palm squirrel is 2

The northern palm squirrel (Funambulus pennantii) also called the five-striped palm squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. Some authorities recognise two subspecies, F. p. pennantii and F. p. argentescens. It is a semi-arboreal species found in tropical and subtropical dry deciduous forest and many other rural and urban habitats. It is a common species with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of “least concern”.

Other animals of the family Sciuridae

Northern palm squirrel is a member of the Sciuridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Northern palm squirrel

Those animals also give birth to 2 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Northern palm squirrel

What other animals weight around 102 grams (0.22 lbs)?