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How many babies does a Talas tuco-tuco have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Talas tuco-tucos are in a litter?

A Talas tuco-tuco (Ctenomys talarum) usually gives birth to around 4 babies.With 1 litters per year, that sums up to a yearly offspring of 4 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 102 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 8 grams (0.02 lbs) and measure 1.9 cm (0′ 1″). They are a member of the Ctenomyidae family (genus: Ctenomys). An adult Talas tuco-tuco grows up to a size of 23.8 cm (0′ 10″).

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 Talas tuco-tuco (Ctenomys talarum) is a species of tuco-tuco endemic to eastern Argentina.

Other animals of the family Ctenomyidae

Talas tuco-tuco is a member of the Ctenomyidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Talas tuco-tuco

Those animals also give birth to 4 babies at once:

Animals that get as old as a Talas tuco-tuco

Other animals that usually reach the age of 3 years:

Animals with the same weight as a Talas tuco-tuco

What other animals weight around 141 grams (0.31 lbs)?