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

How many baby Spotted-winged fruit bats are in a litter?

A Spotted-winged fruit bat (Balionycteris maculata) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 1900 kg (4188.78 lbs) and measure 2.5 cm (0′ 1″). They are a member of the Pteropodidae family (genus: Balionycteris). An adult Spotted-winged fruit bat grows up to a size of 4 cm (0′ 2″).

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 Spotted-winged fruit bat is 1

The spotted-winged fruit bat, (Balionycteris maculata) is the smallest megabat in the world, and the only species in the genus Balionycteris. It inhabits forests in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Other animals of the family Pteropodidae

Spotted-winged fruit bat is a member of the Pteropodidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Spotted-winged fruit bat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Spotted-winged fruit bat

What other animals weight around 14 grams (0.03 lbs)?