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AnAge entry for Saccopteryx bilineata


Classification (HAGRID: 02670)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Emballonuridae
                    Genus: Saccopteryx
SpeciesSaccopteryx bilineata
Common nameGreater sac-winged bat

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity6 years (wild)
Sourceref. 424
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity365 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
Weaning60 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning6.8 g
Adult weight7.9 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual89 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature309ºK or 35.5ºC or 95.9ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.0810 W
Body mass7.8 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.010385 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
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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