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AnAge entry for Plecotus townsendii

Classification (HAGRID: 02759)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Vespertilionidae
                    Genus: Plecotus
SpeciesPlecotus townsendii
Common nameTownsend's big-eared bat
SynonymsCorynorhinus townsendii

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity20.5 years (wild)
Sourceref. 424
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

The gestation period for this species varies from 56 to 100 days, depending on body temperature [0434]. Males probably do not mate in their first year of life, but females might mate at 4 months of age.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation78 days
Weaning42 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth2.4 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight14.25 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual279 %

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
[0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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