AnAge entry for Molossus molossus
Classification (HAGRID: 02331)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Molossus
- Species
- Molossus molossus
- Common name
- Pallas's mastiff bat
- Synonyms
- Molossus pygmaeus, Vespertilio molossus, Molossus debilis, Molossus fortis, Molossus molossus molossus, Molossus molossus debilis, Molossus molossus pygmaeus, Molossus molossus fortis
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 5.6 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1283
- Sample size
- Tiny
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Median survival of wild females was found to be 1.8 years and maximum longevity was 5.6 years. Smaller wild groups appear to be selected for [1283].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 103 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- 108 days
- Weaning
- Clutch or litter size
- 1
- Breedings per year
- 2
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- 3.49 g
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 14 g
- Postnatal growth rate
- Maximum longevity residual
- 76%
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1283] Gager et al. (2016), Group size, survival and surprisingly short lifespan in socially foraging bats (PubMed)
- [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
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 180083
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