AnAge entry for Myotis nigricans

Classification (HAGRID: 02409)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Vespertilionidae
                    Genus: Myotis
Species
Myotis nigricans
Common name
Black myotis

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity
7 years (wild)
Source
ref. 1
Sample size
Medium
Data quality
Acceptable
Observations

This animal reaches the adult size before weaning.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
98 days
Male sexual maturity
98 days
Gestation
55 days
Weaning
38 days
Litter size
1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
2
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
1 g
Weight at weaning
3.7 g
Adult weight
4.2 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual
115%

Metabolism

Typical body temperature
307ºK or 34.0ºC or 93.2ºF
Basal metabolic rate
0.0270 W
Body mass
3.7 g
Metabolic rate per body mass
0.007297 W/g

References

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System
ITIS 632039
Animal Diversity Web
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Encyclopaedia of Life
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NCBI Taxonomy
Taxonomy ID 153286
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