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How many babies does a Tickell’s bat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Tickell’s bats are in a litter?

A Tickell’s bat (Hesperoptenus tickelli) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 24 grams (0.05 lbs) and measure 1.3 cm (0′ 1″). They are a member of the Vespertilionidae family (genus: Hesperoptenus). An adult Tickell’s bat grows up to a size of 47.8 cm (1′ 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.

The average litter size of a Tickell's bat is 1

Tickell’s bat (Hesperoptenus tickelli) is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in the following countries: Bangladesh Bhutan, Cambodia, possibly China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Other animals of the family Vespertilionidae

Tickell’s bat is a member of the Vespertilionidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Tickell’s bat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Tickell’s bat

What other animals weight around 16 grams (0.04 lbs)?