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How many babies does a Peters’s musk shrew have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Peters’s musk shrews are in a litter?

A Peters’s musk shrew (Crocidura gracilipes) usually gives birth to around 2 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 2 grams (0 lbs) and measure 1.9 cm (0′ 1″). They are a member of the Soricidae family (genus: Crocidura). An adult Peters’s musk shrew grows up to a size of 6 cm (0′ 3″).

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 Peters's musk shrew is 2

The Peters’s musk shrew (Crocidura gracilipes) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Tanzania.

Other animals of the family Soricidae

Peters’s musk shrew is a member of the Soricidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Peters’s musk shrew

Those animals also give birth to 2 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Peters’s musk shrew

What other animals weight around 6 grams (0.01 lbs)?