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AnAge entry for Mystacina tuberculata


Classification (HAGRID: 02676)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Mystacinidae
                    Genus: Mystacina
SpeciesMystacina tuberculata
Common nameNew Zealand lesser short-tailed bat

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity7.6 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One specimen lived 7.6 years in captivity [0671]. Maximum longevity could still be underestimated, though.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
Weaning
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth3.2 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight23.5 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual96 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References

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