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How many babies does a Tree pangolin have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Tree pangolins are in a litter?

A Tree pangolin (Manis tricuspis) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.With 1 litters per year, that sums up to a yearly offspring of 1 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 124 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 110 grams (0.24 lbs) and measure 13.3 cm (0′ 6″). They are a member of the Manidae family (genus: Manis). An adult Tree pangolin grows up to a size of 48.9 cm (1′ 8″).

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 Tree pangolin is 1

The tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) is one of eight extant species of pangolins (“scaly anteaters”), and is native to equatorial Africa. Also known as the white-bellied pangolin or three-cusped pangolin, it is the most common of the African forest pangolins.

Other animals of the family Manidae

Tree pangolin is a member of the Manidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Tree pangolin

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Tree pangolin

What other animals weight around 1.54 kg (3.4 lbs)?