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How many babies does a Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Taiwanese brown-toothed shrews are in a litter?

A Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew (Episoriculus fumidus) usually gives birth to around 3 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 674 grams (1.49 lbs) and measure 3.6 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Soricidae family (genus: Episoriculus). An adult Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew grows up to a size of 6.7 cm (0′ 3″).

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 Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew is 3

The Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew (Episoriculus fumidus) is a species of shrew in the Nectogalini tribe. It is found only in Taiwan. It prefers dense ground cover in forests and subalpine shrublands in high mountains of central Taiwan.

Other animals of the family Soricidae

Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew is a member of the Soricidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew

Those animals also give birth to 3 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew

What other animals weight around 6 grams (0.01 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew

Also reaching around 6.7 cm (0′ 3″) in size do these animals: