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How many babies does a Small dorcopsis have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Small dorcopsiss are in a litter?

A Small dorcopsis (Dorcopsulus vanheurni) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 199 grams (0.44 lbs) and measure 4 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Macropodidae family (genus: Dorcopsulus). An adult Small dorcopsis grows up to a size of 38.7 cm (1′ 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 Small dorcopsis is 1

The lesser forest wallaby or small dorcopsis (Dorcopsulus vanheurni) is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is found in the mountainous interior of West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is less common than it used to be and the IUCN has assessed it as being “near threatened”.

Other animals of the family Macropodidae

Small dorcopsis is a member of the Macropodidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Small dorcopsis

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Small dorcopsis

What other animals weight around 1.89 kg (4.17 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Small dorcopsis

Also reaching around 38.7 cm (1′ 4″) in size do these animals: