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AnAge entry for Dobsonia moluccensis

Classification (HAGRID: 02691)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Pteropodidae
                    Genus: Dobsonia
SpeciesDobsonia moluccensis
Common nameMoluccan naked-backed fruit bat

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity12.3 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
Weaning180 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth55 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight430 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual99 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature310ºK or 36.8ºC or 98.2ºF
Basal metabolic rate1.4110 W
Body mass312.4 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.004517 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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