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How many babies does a Silver fruit-eating bat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Silver fruit-eating bats are in a litter?

A Silver fruit-eating bat (Artibeus glaucus) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 2 grams (0 lbs) and measure 3.6 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Phyllostomidae family (genus: Artibeus). An adult Silver fruit-eating bat grows up to a size of 69.2 cm (2′ 4″).

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 Silver fruit-eating bat is 1

The silver fruit-eating bat (Dermanura glauca) is a South American bat species of the family Phyllostomidae.

Other animals of the family Phyllostomidae

Silver fruit-eating bat is a member of the Phyllostomidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Silver fruit-eating bat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Silver fruit-eating bat

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