How many baby Zarudny’s rock shrews are in a litter?
A Zarudny’s rock shrew (Crocidura zarudnyi) usually gives birth to around 5 babies.
Upon birth, they weight 1 grams (0 lbs) and measure 2.9 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Soricidae family (genus: Crocidura). An adult Zarudny’s rock shrew grows up to a size of 6.9 cm (0′ 3″).
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.
Zarudny’s rock shrew (Crocidura zarudnyi) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan.
Other animals of the family Soricidae
Zarudny’s rock shrew is a member of the Soricidae, as are these animals:
- Fraser’s musk shrew with 2 babies per pregnancy
- Japanese water shrew weighting only 35 grams
- Shinto shrew raching a size of 6.3 cm (0′ 3″)
- Kivu shrew with 1 babies per pregnancy
- Mount Lyell shrew weighting only 5 grams
- Sahelian tiny shrew weighting only 6 grams
- Transcaucasian water shrew raching a size of 8.6 cm (0′ 4″)
- Chinese shrew raching a size of 7 cm (0′ 3″)
- Goliath shrew weighting only 87 grams
- Crowned shrew with 5 babies per pregnancy
Animals that share a litter size with Zarudny’s rock shrew
Those animals also give birth to 5 babies at once: