Categories
Litter Size

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

How many baby Pilbara ningauis are in a litter?

A Pilbara ningaui (Ningaui timealeyi) usually gives birth to around 5 babies.With 2 litters per year, that sums up to a yearly offspring of 10 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 499 grams (1.1 lbs) and measure 2.3 cm (0′ 1″). They are a member of the Dasyuridae family (genus: Ningaui). An adult Pilbara ningaui grows up to a size of 7.8 cm (0′ 4″).

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 Pilbara ningaui is 5

The Pilbara ningaui (Ningaui timealeyi), sometimes known as Ealey’s ningaui, is a tiny species of marsupial carnivore found in Australia.

Other animals of the family Dasyuridae

Pilbara ningaui is a member of the Dasyuridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Pilbara ningaui

Those animals also give birth to 5 babies at once:

Animals that get as old as a Pilbara ningaui

Other animals that usually reach the age of 2 years:

Animals with the same weight as a Pilbara ningaui

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