AnAge entry for Epomophorus wahlbergi

Classification (HAGRID: 02004)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Pteropodidae
                    Genus: Epomophorus
Species: Epomophorus wahlbergi
Common name: Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat
Synonyms: Pteropus wahlbergi

Maximum longevity: 10.1 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Tiny
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One specimen was still alive after 10.1 years in captivity [0671].

: 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
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0971] Jones et al. (2003), Biological correlates of extinction risk in bats (PubMed)
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data