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AnAge entry for Nycticeius humeralis

Classification (HAGRID: 02751)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Vespertilionidae
                    Genus: Nycticeius
SpeciesNycticeius humeralis
Common nameEvening bat

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity6 years (wild)
Sourceref. 424
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In the wild, these animals live about 2 years, though 6 year-old animals have been reported. Their maximum longevity could be underestimated.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
Weaning30 days
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth1.75 g
Weight at weaning2.6 g
Adult weight9.75 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0157 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual86 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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