AnAge entry for Pteropus alecto
Classification (HAGRID: 02007)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Chiroptera (Taxon entry)
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Pteropus
- Species
- Pteropus alecto
- Common name
- Black flying fox
- Synonyms
- Pteropus banakrisi
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 20.3 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1305
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One banded individual was found to be at least 20.3 years old [1305].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [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)
- [0730] Smith et al. (2003), Body mass of late Quaternary mammals
- [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
- [1305] ABBBS - Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 631619
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 9402
- Entrez
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- Images
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