AnAge entry for Myotis myotis

Classification (HAGRID: 02049)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Vespertilionidae
                    Genus: Myotis
Species: Myotis myotis
Common name: Mouse-eared bat

Maximum longevity: 37.1 years (wild)
Source: ref. 970
Sample size: Large
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Record longevity from banding studies is 37.1 years [0970]. There are some discrepancies regarding age at sexual maturity with estimates ranging from 3 months to over one year.

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

[1265] Huang et al. (2016), Blood miRNomes and transcriptomes reveal novel longevity mechanisms in the long-lived bat, Myotis myotis (PubMed)
[0971] Jones et al. (2003), Biological correlates of extinction risk in bats (PubMed)
[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)
[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
[1048] Nagel and Nagel (1991), How do bats choose optimal temperatures for hibernation?
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves
[0565] Warwickshire Bat Group