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How many babies does a Tiny pipistrelle have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Tiny pipistrelles are in a litter?

A Tiny pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nanulus) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 1 grams (0 lbs) and measure 2.3 cm (0′ 1″). They are a member of the Vespertilionidae family (genus: Pipistrellus). An adult Tiny pipistrelle grows up to a size of 4.5 cm (0′ 2″).

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 tiny pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nanulus) is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. It is found in subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and moist savanna.

Other animals of the family Vespertilionidae

Tiny pipistrelle is a member of the Vespertilionidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Tiny pipistrelle

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Tiny pipistrelle

What other animals weight around 2 grams (0 lbs)?