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AnAge entry for Eidolon helvum

Classification (HAGRID: 02692)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Pteropodidae
                    Genus: Eidolon
SpeciesEidolon helvum
Common nameStraw-colored fruit bat

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity21.8 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

Although the gestation period takes at least 9 months, the embryonic development is completed in 4 months [0434].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation275 days
Weaning65 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth50 g
Weight at weaning135 g
Adult weight306.25 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual186 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[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

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