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AnAge entry for Plecotus auritus

Classification (HAGRID: 02756)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Vespertilionidae
                    Genus: Plecotus
SpeciesPlecotus auritus
Common nameBrown big-eared bat

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity30 years (wild)
Sourceref. 424
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity365 days
Male sexual maturity365 days
Gestation65 days
Weaning42 days
Litter size1.33 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight7.8 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual449 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature307ºK or 34.0ºC or 93.2ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.0820 W
Body mass10.2 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.008039 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
[0730] Smith et al. (2003), Body mass of late Quaternary mammals
[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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