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How old does a Common sheath-tailed bat get? (age expectancy)

What is the maximal age a Common sheath-tailed bat reaches?

An adult Common sheath-tailed bat (Taphozous georgianus) usually gets as old as 5 years.

Common sheath-tailed bats are around 106 days in the womb of their mother. When born, they weight 4 grams (0.01 lbs) and measure 5 cm (0′ 2″). As a member of the Emballonuridae family (genus: Taphozous), a Common sheath-tailed bat caries out around 1 little ones per pregnancy, which happens around 1 times a year. Fully grown, they reach a bodylength of 18.8 cm (0′ 8″).

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 Common sheath-tailed bat gets as old as 5 years

The common sheathtail bat, species Taphozous georgianus, is a bat in the family Emballonuridae, occurring in northern Australia.

Animals of the same family as a Common sheath-tailed bat

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

Animals that reach the same age as Common sheath-tailed bat

With an average age of 5 years, Common sheath-tailed bat are in good companionship of the following animals:

Animals with the same number of babies Common sheath-tailed bat

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

Weighting as much as Common sheath-tailed bat

A fully grown Common sheath-tailed bat reaches around 30 grams (0.07 lbs). So do these animals: