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How many babies does a Red fruit bat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Red fruit bats are in a litter?

A Red fruit bat (Stenoderma rufum) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 7 grams (0.02 lbs) and measure 4.5 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Phyllostomidae family (genus: Stenoderma). An adult Red fruit bat grows up to a size of 6.1 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 red fruit bat or red fig-eating bat (Stenoderma rufum) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae, in the monotypic genus Stenoderma. It is found in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Other animals of the family Phyllostomidae

Red fruit bat is a member of the Phyllostomidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Red fruit bat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Red fruit bat

What other animals weight around 21 grams (0.05 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Red fruit bat

Also reaching around 6.1 cm (0′ 3″) in size do these animals: