AnAge entry for Pteropus hypomelanus

Classification (HAGRID: 02363)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Pteropodidae
                    Genus: Pteropus
Species: Pteropus hypomelanus
Common name: Variable flying fox

Maximum longevity: 20.3 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One specimen over 20.3 years old is still alive in captivity [0671].

[1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0971] Jones et al. (2003), Biological correlates of extinction risk in bats (PubMed)
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3 (PubMed)
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World