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How many babies does a Western white-eared giant rat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Western white-eared giant rats are in a litter?

A Western white-eared giant rat (Hyomys dammermani) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 8 grams (0.02 lbs) and measure 5.5 cm (0′ 3″). They are a member of the Muridae family (genus: Hyomys). An adult Western white-eared giant rat grows up to a size of 31 cm (1′ 1″).

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 western white-eared giant rat (Hyomys dammermani) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Other animals of the family Muridae

Western white-eared giant rat is a member of the Muridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Western white-eared giant rat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Western white-eared giant rat

What other animals weight around 932 grams (2.05 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Western white-eared giant rat

Also reaching around 31 cm (1′ 1″) in size do these animals: