AnAge entry for Myotis daubentonii

Classification (HAGRID: 02398)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Vespertilionidae
                    Genus: Myotis
Species: Myotis daubentonii
Common name: Daubenton's bat
Synonyms: Myotis daubentoni, Vespertilio daubentonii, Vespertilio volgensis, Myotis nathalinae, Myotis daubentonii daubentonii, Myotis daubentonii nathalinae, Myotis daubentonii volgensis

Maximum longevity: 28 years (wild)
Source: ref. 424
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Unlike most other mammals, this bat appears to have a continuous turnover of auditory hair cells [0479]. Anecdotal reports suggest these animals may live up to 40 years, but these have not been confirmed.

No information on metabolism is available.

[0477] Brunet-Rossinni and Austad (2004), Ageing studies on bats: a review (PubMed)
[0971] Jones et al. (2003), Biological correlates of extinction risk in bats (PubMed)
[0424] Wilkinson and South (2002), Life history, ecology and longevity in bats (PubMed)
[0479] Kirkegaard and Jorgensen (2001), The inner ear macular sensory epithelia of the Daubenton's bat (PubMed)
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data