AnAge entry for Sturnira lilium

Classification (HAGRID: 02688)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry) Family: Phyllostomidae Genus: Sturnira
Species	Sturnira lilium
Common name	Little yellow-shouldered bat
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	12 years (captivity)
Source	ref. 671
Sample size	small
Data quality	acceptable
Observations	One specimen was still alive after 12 years in captivity [0671]. Nonetheless, maximum longevity might be underestimated and further studies are necessary.
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
Weaning
Litter size	1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight	20 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual	155 %
Metabolism
Typical body temperature	310ºK or 36.4ºC or 97.5ºF
Basal metabolic rate	0.2370 W
Body mass	21.4 g
Metabolic rate per body mass	0.011075 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 [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 631860
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account (if available)
Encyclopedia of Life	Search EOL
Genome Project	Search NCBI
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