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How many babies does a Yunnan hare have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Yunnan hares are in a litter?

A Yunnan hare (Lepus comus) usually gives birth to around 2 babies.With 2 litters per year, that sums up to a yearly offspring of 4 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 114 grams (0.25 lbs) and measure 14 cm (0′ 6″). They are a member of the Leporidae family (genus: Lepus). An adult Yunnan hare grows up to a size of 47 cm (1′ 7″).

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 Yunnan hare is 2

The Yunnan hare (Lepus comus) is a medium-sized species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It has soft, flat, and long dorsal pelage which is grayish brown or dark gray in color, and whitish ventral pelage. It was considered endemic to China (mainly in Yunnan), but its presence was recorded in northern Myanmar in 2000. It is a herbivore, and forages on shrubs and forbs. It is rated as a species of least concern on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Endangered Species. The Red List of China’s Vertebrates has listed the Yunnan hare as near threatened, almost meeting the criteria to be listed as vulnerable.

Other animals of the family Leporidae

Yunnan hare is a member of the Leporidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Yunnan hare

Those animals also give birth to 2 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Yunnan hare

What other animals weight around 2.02 kg (4.45 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Yunnan hare

Also reaching around 47 cm (1′ 7″) in size do these animals: