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How many babies does a Yellow-bellied brush-furred rat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Yellow-bellied brush-furred rats are in a litter?

A Yellow-bellied brush-furred rat (Lophuromys luteogaster) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 6 grams (0.01 lbs) and measure 4.8 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Muridae family (genus: Lophuromys). An adult Yellow-bellied brush-furred rat grows up to a size of 12.2 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 yellow-bellied brush-furred rat (Lophuromys luteogaster) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It has been recorded from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. It lives in rainforest and swamps. Although the species is considered to be rare, there do not seem to be any extant major threats to the population, and it is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN.

Other animals of the family Muridae

Yellow-bellied brush-furred rat is a member of the Muridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Yellow-bellied brush-furred rat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once: