AnAge entry for Eidolon helvum

Classification (HAGRID: 02791)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Pteropodidae
                    Genus: Eidolon
Species: Eidolon helvum
Common name: Straw-colored fruit bat

Maximum longevity: 21.8 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Large
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Although the gestation period takes at least 9 months, the embryonic development is completed in 4 months [0434].

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0971] Jones et al. (2003), Biological correlates of extinction risk in bats, PubMed
[0424] Wilkinson and South (2002), Life history, ecology and longevity in bats, 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
[1059] Defrees and Wilson (1988), Eidolon helvum