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How many babies does a Ural field mouse have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Ural field mouses are in a litter?

A Ural field mouse (Apodemus uralensis) usually gives birth to around 5 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 1 grams (0 lbs) and measure 3.7 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Muridae family (genus: Apodemus). An adult Ural field mouse grows up to a size of 8.7 cm (0′ 4″).

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 Ural field mouse is 5

The Ural field mouse (Apodemus uralensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is also known as the pygmy field mouse. It is found in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine.

Other animals of the family Muridae

Ural field mouse is a member of the Muridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Ural field mouse

Those animals also give birth to 5 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Ural field mouse

What other animals weight around 18 grams (0.04 lbs)?