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How many babies does a Sado mole have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Sado moles are in a litter?

A Sado mole (Mogera tokudae) usually gives birth to around 3 babies.With 1 litters per year, that sums up to a yearly offspring of 3 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 40 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 39.45 kg (86.96 lbs) and measure 3.2 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Talpidae family (genus: Mogera). An adult Sado mole grows up to a size of 16.3 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 Sado mole is 3

The Sado mole or Tokuda’s mole (Mogera tokudae) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is endemic to Japan.

Other animals of the family Talpidae

Sado mole is a member of the Talpidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Sado mole

Those animals also give birth to 3 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Sado mole

What other animals weight around 131 grams (0.29 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Sado mole

Also reaching around 16.3 cm (0′ 7″) in size do these animals: