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How many babies does a Red-tailed squirrel have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Red-tailed squirrels are in a litter?

A Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.With 2 litters per year, that sums up to a yearly offspring of 2 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 9 grams (0.02 lbs) and measure 1.6 cm (0′ 1″). They are a member of the Sciuridae family (genus: Sciurus). An adult Red-tailed squirrel grows up to a size of 22.2 cm (0′ 9″).

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 Red-tailed squirrel is 1

The red-tailed squirrel (Notosciurus granatensis) is a largish tree squirrel distributed from southern Central to northern South America.

Other animals of the family Sciuridae

Red-tailed squirrel is a member of the Sciuridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Red-tailed squirrel

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Red-tailed squirrel

What other animals weight around 319 grams (0.7 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Red-tailed squirrel

Also reaching around 22.2 cm (0′ 9″) in size do these animals: