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How many babies does a Woosnam’s brush-furred rat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Woosnam’s brush-furred rats are in a litter?

A Woosnam’s brush-furred rat (Lophuromys woosnami) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 32 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 9 grams (0.02 lbs) and measure 4.8 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Muridae family (genus: Lophuromys). An adult Woosnam’s brush-furred rat grows up to a size of 11.8 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 Woosnam’s brush-furred rat (Lophuromys woosnami) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitat types include mountain forest clearings and bamboo forests.

Other animals of the family Muridae

Woosnam’s brush-furred rat is a member of the Muridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Woosnam’s brush-furred rat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Woosnam’s brush-furred rat

What other animals weight around 42 grams (0.09 lbs)?