AnAge entry for Myotis bechsteinii

Classification (HAGRID: 02038)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Vespertilionidae
                    Genus: Myotis
Species: Myotis bechsteinii
Common name: Bechstein's bat
Synonyms: Myotis bechsteini, Vespertilio bechsteinii

Maximum longevity: 21 years (wild)
Source: ref. 970
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Record longevity in the wild is 21 years [0970]. Some anecdotal reports suggest these animals may live considerably more than 20 years.

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
[0970] Gaisler et al. (2003), Results of bat banding in the Czech and Slovak Republics, 1948-2000 (in Czech)
[0424] Wilkinson and South (2002), Life history, ecology and longevity in bats (PubMed)
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals