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AnAge entry for Phyllostomus discolor


Classification (HAGRID: 02685)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Phyllostomidae
                    Genus: Phyllostomus
SpeciesPhyllostomus discolor
Common namePale spear-nosed bat

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity9 years (wild)
Sourceref. 424
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation105 days
Weaning
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth7 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight43.4 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual103 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature308ºK or 34.6ºC or 94.3ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.2670 W
Body mass33.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.007970 W/g

References

[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
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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Integrated Taxonomic Information SystemITIS 631779
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