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AnAge entry for Rousettus egyptiacus

Classification (HAGRID: 02712)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Pteropodidae
                    Genus: Rousettus
SpeciesRousettus egyptiacus
Common nameEgyptian rousette
SynonymsRousettus aegyptiacus

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity22.9 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
Gestation116 days
Weaning122 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth21.06 g
Weight at weaning73.8 g
Adult weight125 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0149 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual224 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature308ºK or 34.8ºC or 94.6ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.6840 W
Body mass146.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.004685 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
[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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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