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How many babies does a Zempoaltepec deer mouse have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Zempoaltepec deer mouses are in a litter?

A Zempoaltepec deer mouse (Habromys lepturus) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 86 grams (0.19 lbs) and measure 15.7 cm (0′ 7″). They are a member of the Muridae family (genus: Habromys). An adult Zempoaltepec deer mouse grows up to a size of 14.2 cm (0′ 6″).

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 Zempoaltepec deer mouse (Habromys lepturus) also known as the slender-tailed deer mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is endemic to southeastern Mexico, at one locality on Cerro Zempoaltepec above 2,500 metres (8,200 ft), in the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca in Oaxaca state.

Other animals of the family Muridae

Zempoaltepec deer mouse is a member of the Muridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Zempoaltepec deer mouse

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Zempoaltepec deer mouse

What other animals weight around 85 grams (0.19 lbs)?