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How many babies does a Shining thicket rat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Shining thicket rats are in a litter?

A Shining thicket rat (Grammomys rutilans) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 25 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 4 grams (0.01 lbs) and measure 3.7 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Muridae family (genus: Grammomys). An adult Shining thicket rat grows up to a size of 11 cm (0′ 5″).

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 shining thicket rat (Grammomys poensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

Other animals of the family Muridae

Shining thicket rat is a member of the Muridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Shining thicket rat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Shining thicket rat

What other animals weight around 43 grams (0.09 lbs)?