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Shortest: American Opossum or Virginian Opossum - 8 days
Longest: Asiatic Elephant - 760 days
*These are mammals, the longest remains the same but the shortest would be the house fly with a gestation period of 24 hours.
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Animal gestation periods-What are the shortest and the longest and lengths?
The shortest known gestation period is the Virginian opossum, which is 12 days. The longest period belongs to the Indian elephant, which has a gestation period of 22 months.
Animal gestation periods - What are the shortest and the longest and their lengths?
Two marsupials share the shortest gestation period. The Virginian opossum and the yapok (an unusual, rare water opossum) have a gestation period period of 12-13 days. Several sources cite the Eastern quoll of Australia as also having a gestation period of 12-13 days, but this is incorrect. The Eastern quoll's gestation period is 21 days. The longest known gestation period of any animal is that of the African elephant. Its gestation period averages 660 days but can extend to 760 days.
What is the shortest of animal gestation?
Opossum
How long is a squirrels gestation period?
The gestation for mice is approximately 19-21 days.
What animal has the shortest pregnancy hamster rabbit or guinnea pig?
It is believed that the animal with the shortest pregnancy is the bandicoot. They have a gestation period that only last 12 days.
Which animal has the shortest gestation period?
Marsupials in general have short gestation periods since the babies are born into the pouch at a rather underdeveloped state. I think the shortest animal gestation period if I remember correctly is that of the opposum, it's 12-13 days long.
What animal has the shortest baby stage?
Marsupials in general have short gestation periods since the babies are born into the pouch at a rather underdeveloped state. I think the shortest animal gestation period if I remember correctly is that of the opposum, it's 12-13 days long.
Which animal lives the longest?
ok the animal that has lived the longest was the deer
What is the longest gestation period of a land animal?
Elephants have one of the longest gestation period among mammals. They are pregnant for a period of around 22 months. After the 22 month gestation, they giver birth to a calf that is approximately 250 pounds heavy and stands at around 2.5 feet tall
Animal gestation period what are the shortest and the longest and their lengths?
The Shortest Gestation Period Of All Mammals Is The Short Nosed Bandicoot. The Longest Of All Mammals Is The African Elephant. Check It On The First Top Ten Of Everything Book By Russel Ash. The Short Nosed Bandicoot Has Very Small Size. The Male Is Larger And Heavier. Being 5-7 Centimetres. The African Elephant Has Males Larger And Heavier Than Females. Probably Being 4 Metres Long. The Gestation Period For African Elephant Is 660 Days! Which Is Even More Longer Than A Year! The Short Nosed Bandicoot Only Has 12 Days Of Being Pregnant!
Which planets have the longest and shortest period of rotation?
''Mercury (shortest),''Neptune (longest)
Which planet has the longest revolution and which one has the shortest?
Mercury is the shortest and Neptune is the longest
