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How many babies does a Thomas’s pine vole have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Thomas’s pine voles are in a litter?

A Thomas’s pine vole (Microtus thomasi) usually gives birth to around 4 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 1 grams (0 lbs) and measure 3.2 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Muridae family (genus: Microtus). An adult Thomas’s pine vole grows up to a size of 15.4 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.

Thomas’s pine vole (Microtus thomasi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and possibly Albania.

Other animals of the family Muridae

Thomas’s pine vole is a member of the Muridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Thomas’s pine vole

Those animals also give birth to 4 babies at once: