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AnAge entry for Macroderma gigas

Classification (HAGRID: 02671)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Megadermatidae
                    Genus: Macroderma
SpeciesMacroderma gigas
Common nameAustralian false vampire bat

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity22.6 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One captive specimen lived for 22.6 years [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 weight150 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual215 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature310ºK or 37.0ºC or 98.6ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.6390 W
Body mass126.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.005071 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
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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