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How old does a Greater false vampire bat get? (age expectancy)

What is the maximal age a Greater false vampire bat reaches?

An adult Greater false vampire bat (Megaderma lyra) usually gets as old as 14 years.

Greater false vampire bats are around 152 days in the womb of their mother. When born, they weight 10 grams (0.02 lbs) and measure 8.9 cm (0′ 4″). As a member of the Megadermatidae family (genus: Megaderma), a Greater false vampire bat caries out around 1 little ones per pregnancy, which happens around 1 times a year. Fully grown, they reach a bodylength of 7.3 cm (0′ 3″).

As a reference: Usually, humans get as old as 100 years, with the average being around 75 years. After being carried in the belly of their mother for 280 days (40 weeks), they grow to an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) and weight in at 62 kg (137 lbs), which is obviously highly individual.

A Greater false vampire bat gets as old as 14 years

The greater false vampire bat (Megaderma lyra) is a species of bat in the family Megadermatidae, the false vampire bats. It is native to Asia. It is also known as the Indian false vampire bat or greater false-vampire

Animals of the same family as a Greater false vampire bat

Not really brothers and sisters, but from the same biological family (Megadermatidae):

Animals that reach the same age as Greater false vampire bat

With an average age of 14 years, Greater false vampire bat are in good companionship of the following animals:

Animals with the same number of babies Greater false vampire bat

The same number of babies at once (1) are born by:

Weighting as much as Greater false vampire bat

A fully grown Greater false vampire bat reaches around 39 grams (0.09 lbs). So do these animals:

Animals as big as a Greater false vampire bat

Those animals grow as big as a Greater false vampire bat: