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How many babies does a Peale’s free-tailed bat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Peale’s free-tailed bats are in a litter?

A Peale’s free-tailed bat (Nyctinomops aurispinosus) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 1 grams (0 lbs) and measure 1.6 cm (0′ 1″). They are a member of the Molossidae family (genus: Nyctinomops). An adult Peale’s free-tailed bat grows up to a size of 30 cm (1′ 0″).

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 Peale's free-tailed bat is 1

Peale’s free-tailed bat (Nyctinomops aurispinosus) is a bat species from South and Central America.

Other animals of the family Molossidae

Peale’s free-tailed bat is a member of the Molossidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Peale’s free-tailed bat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Peale’s free-tailed bat

What other animals weight around 18 grams (0.04 lbs)?