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How many babies does a Smoky pocket gopher have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Smoky pocket gophers are in a litter?

A Smoky pocket gopher (Pappogeomys tylorhinus) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 6 grams (0.01 lbs) and measure 7.8 cm (0′ 4″). They are a member of the Geomyidae family (genus: Pappogeomys). An adult Smoky pocket gopher grows up to a size of 21.5 cm (0′ 9″).

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 smoky pocket gopher (Cratogeomys fumosus) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is endemic to Mexico (Querétaro). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. Molecular phylogenetics has revealed that this species also includes the animals formerly separated as C. gymnurus, C. neglectus, C. tylorhinus and C. zinseri.

Other animals of the family Geomyidae

Smoky pocket gopher is a member of the Geomyidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Smoky pocket gopher

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Smoky pocket gopher

What other animals weight around 403 grams (0.89 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Smoky pocket gopher

Also reaching around 21.5 cm (0′ 9″) in size do these animals: