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AnAge entry for Vespertilio murinus

Classification (HAGRID: 02760)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Vespertilionidae
                    Genus: Vespertilio
SpeciesVespertilio murinus
Common nameParticolored bat

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity12 years
Sourceref. 477
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityquestionable
Observations

Given the longevity of similar species, the maximum longevity in these animals appears underestimated.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity730 days
Male sexual maturity730 days
Gestation50 days
Weaning
Litter size (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight18.7 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual157 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0477] Brunet-Rossinni and Austad (2004), Ageing studies on bats: a review, PubMed
[0730] Smith et al. (2003), Body mass of late Quaternary mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0134] Rohme (1981), Evidence for a relationship between longevity of mammalian species and life spans of normal fibroblasts in vitro and erythrocytes in vivo, PubMed

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