AnAge entry for Nyctophilus gouldi
Classification (HAGRID: 02420)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Nyctophilus
- Species
- Nyctophilus gouldi
- Common name
- Gould's long-eared bat
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 4 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1305
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Questionable
- Observations
These animals have been found to live up to 4.0 years [1305]. Considering the longevity of similar species, however, maximum longevity could be significantly underestimated.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 327 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- 23 days
- Weaning
- Clutch or litter size
- 1.5
- Breedings per year
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- 1.65 g
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 11.32 g
- Postnatal growth rate
- Maximum longevity residual
- 56%
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 632077
- Animal Diversity Web
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