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How many babies does a Stephen’s woodrat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Stephen’s woodrats are in a litter?

A Stephen’s woodrat (Neotoma stephensi) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.With 1 litters per year, that sums up to a yearly offspring of 1 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 31 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 10 grams (0.02 lbs) and measure 6.6 cm (0′ 3″). They are a member of the Muridae family (genus: Neotoma). An adult Stephen’s woodrat grows up to a size of 16.1 cm (0′ 7″).

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.

Stephen’s woodrat (Neotoma stephensi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah in the United States.

Other animals of the family Muridae

Stephen’s woodrat is a member of the Muridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Stephen’s woodrat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Stephen’s woodrat

What other animals weight around 149 grams (0.33 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Stephen’s woodrat

Also reaching around 16.1 cm (0′ 7″) in size do these animals: