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AnAge entry for Cynopterus brachyotis

Classification (HAGRID: 02689)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Pteropodidae
                    Genus: Cynopterus
SpeciesCynopterus brachyotis
Common nameLesser short-nosed fruit bat

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity10.1 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One specimen was still alive after 10.1 years in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
Weaning
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight65 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual109 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature310ºK or 36.5ºC or 97.7ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.2620 W
Body mass37.2 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.007043 W/g

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3, PubMed
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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