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AnAge entry for Pteropus poliocephalus

Classification (HAGRID: 02705)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Pteropodidae
                    Genus: Pteropus
SpeciesPteropus poliocephalus
Common nameGray-headed flying fox

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity23.6 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One specimen about 23.6 years old is still alive in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity540 days
Male sexual maturity540 days
Gestation
Weaning
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth80 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight675 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual178 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature310ºK or 36.5ºC or 97.7ºF
Basal metabolic rate1.7680 W
Body mass598.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.002957 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
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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