AnAge entry for Corynorhinus townsendii

Classification (HAGRID: 02032)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Vespertilionidae
                    Genus: Corynorhinus
Species: Corynorhinus townsendii
Common name: Townsend's big-eared bat

Maximum longevity: 20.5 years (wild)
Source: ref. 424
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: The gestation period for this species varies from 56 to 100 days, depending on body temperature [0434]. Males probably do not mate in their first year of life, but females might mate at 4 months of age.

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

No information on metabolism is available.

[1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
[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)
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data