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How many babies does a Short-nosed harvest mouse have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Short-nosed harvest mouses are in a litter?

A Short-nosed harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys brevirostris) usually gives birth to around 3 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 4.5 kg (9.92 lbs) and measure 4.2 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Muridae family (genus: Reithrodontomys). An adult Short-nosed harvest mouse grows up to a size of 7.2 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 short-nosed harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys brevirostris) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found in Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

Other animals of the family Muridae

Short-nosed harvest mouse is a member of the Muridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Short-nosed harvest mouse

Those animals also give birth to 3 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Short-nosed harvest mouse

What other animals weight around 12 grams (0.03 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Short-nosed harvest mouse

Also reaching around 7.2 cm (0′ 3″) in size do these animals: