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How many babies does a Variegated butterfly bat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Variegated butterfly bats are in a litter?

A Variegated butterfly bat (Glauconycteris variegata) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 9 grams (0.02 lbs) and measure 15.2 cm (0′ 6″). They are a member of the Vespertilionidae family (genus: Glauconycteris). An adult Variegated butterfly bat grows up to a size of 12 cm (0′ 5″).

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 variegated butterfly bat (Glauconycteris variegata) is a species of vesper bat. It is sometimes also called the leaf-winged bat, or simply the butterfly bat. It is not currently endangered, but may be threatened by habitat loss in some parts of its range.

Other animals of the family Vespertilionidae

Variegated butterfly bat is a member of the Vespertilionidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Variegated butterfly bat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Variegated butterfly bat

What other animals weight around 11 grams (0.02 lbs)?