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How many babies does a Royle’s pika have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Royle’s pikas are in a litter?

A Royle’s pika (Ochotona roylei) usually gives birth to around 3 babies.With 1 litters per year, that sums up to a yearly offspring of 3 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 7 grams (0.02 lbs) and measure 5.7 cm (0′ 3″). They are a member of the Ochotonidae family (genus: Ochotona). An adult Royle’s pika grows up to a size of 17.7 cm (0′ 7″).

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 Royle's pika is 3

Royle’s pika (Ochotona roylei) is a species of mammal in the pika family (Ochotonidae). It is found in China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.

Other animals of the family Ochotonidae

Royle’s pika is a member of the Ochotonidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Royle’s pika

Those animals also give birth to 3 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Royle’s pika

What other animals weight around 260 grams (0.57 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Royle’s pika

Also reaching around 17.7 cm (0′ 7″) in size do these animals: