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AnAge entry for Myotis mystacinus

Classification (HAGRID: 02739)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Vespertilionidae
                    Genus: Myotis
SpeciesMyotis mystacinus
Common nameWhiskered bat

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity24 years (wild)
Sourceref. 424
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In the wild, these animals live on average 3-4 years [0564], but one animal has been reported to live 24 years [0424].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity365 days
Male sexual maturity456 days
Gestation
Weaning
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight5.3 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual381 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0424] Wilkinson and South (2002), Life history, ecology and longevity in bats, PubMed
[0564] Wilfred Schober and Eckard Grimmberger (1997), The Bats of Europe and North America
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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