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AnAge entry for Haplonycteris fischeri


Classification (HAGRID: 02695)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Pteropodidae
                    Genus: Haplonycteris
SpeciesHaplonycteris fischeri
Common namePhilippine pygmy fruit bat

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity10 years
Sourceref. 434
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

Gestation does not include a period of very slow development, which depends on the time of the year and can take up to 8 months, after which the rate of development increases and development is completed in about 3 months. Individuals have been known to live more than 10 years [0434].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity120 days
Male sexual maturity315 days
Gestation90 days
Weaning70 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight18 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual131 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References

[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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