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AnAge entry for Noctilio leporinus

Classification (HAGRID: 02677)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Noctilionidae
                    Genus: Noctilio
SpeciesNoctilio leporinus
Common nameGreater bulldog bat

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity11.8 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

Two wild-caught animals lived about 11.8 years at Bronx Zoo [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 weight69 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual126 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature307ºK or 33.8ºC or 92.8ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.4000 W
Body mass61.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.006557 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
[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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