AnAge entry for Pteropus giganteus

Classification (HAGRID: 02700)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry) Family: Pteropodidae Genus: Pteropus
Species	Pteropus giganteus
Common name	Indian flying fox
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	40 years (captivity)
Source	ref. 671
Sample size	large
Data quality	high
Observations	One male animal about 40 years old is still alive in captivity [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	365 days
Male sexual maturity	365 days
Gestation	145 days
Weaning	120 days
Litter size	1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval	365 days
Weight at birth	45 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight	1,175 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual	277 %
Metabolism
Typical body temperature	310ºK or 36.7ºC or 98.1ºF
Basal metabolic rate	1.6220 W
Body mass	562.2 g
Metabolic rate per body mass	0.002885 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
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 631629
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account
Encyclopedia of Life	Search EOL
Genome Project	Search NCBI
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Ageing literature	Search Google Scholar Search PubMed Search Scirus
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Internet	Search Google

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