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

How many baby Puna mouses are in a litter?

A Puna mouse (Punomys lemminus) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 410 grams (0.9 lbs) and measure 15 cm (0′ 6″). They are a member of the Muridae family (genus: Punomys). An adult Puna mouse grows up to a size of 1.4 meter (4′ 8″).

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 puna mouse (Punomys lemminus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to southern Peru, where it is found in puna habitat at elevations of 4400 to 4900 m in the Cordillera Occidental.

Other animals of the family Muridae

Puna mouse is a member of the Muridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Puna mouse

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Puna mouse

What other animals weight around 84 grams (0.19 lbs)?