AnAge entry for Miniopterus australis
Classification (HAGRID: 02329)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
Family: Miniopteridae
Genus: Miniopterus
- Species
- Miniopterus australis
- Common name
- Little long-fingered bat
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Not much is known about the longevity of these animals, though they have been known to live 2.2 years [1305]. Considering the longevity of similar species, however, maximum longevity could be significantly underestimated.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 527 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 639 days
- Gestation
- 180 days
- Weaning
- Clutch or litter size
- 1
- Breedings per year
- 1
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 7.4 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
- [1305] ABBBS - Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 632177
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