AnAge entry for Nyctalus noctula

Classification (HAGRID: 02060)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
                Family: Vespertilionidae
                    Genus: Nyctalus
Species: Nyctalus noctula
Common name: Noctule

Maximum longevity: 12 years (wild)
Source: ref. 424
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: In captivity, three month-old females may mate, but in the wild males are not known to mate until about 15 months-old and females probably only mate when they are one year 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.

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[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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves