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Order

Chiroptera

45 species in 8 families. Maximum lifespan ranges from 5.6 years (Pallas's mastiff bat) to 41 years (Brandt's bat).

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Species
45
with a complete mtDNA
Lifespan range
5.6–41 yr
Longest: Brandt's bat
Median GC
39.6%
Range 34–48.2%
Families
8
Largest: Vespertilionidae (17)

The Chiroptera tree

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Outer ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale

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Families of Chiroptera

8 families, by species count

Where Chiroptera sit among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.

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Longest-lived

Top 5 and the shortest-lived
  1. Brandt's batMyotis brandtii41 yr
  2. Mouse-eared batMyotis myotis37.1 yr
  3. Little brown batMyotis lucifugus34 yr
  4. Greater horseshoe batRhinolophus ferrumequinum30.5 yr
  5. Brown big-eared batPlecotus auritus30 yr
  6. Pallas's mastiff batMolossus molossus5.6 yr

What tracks lifespan in Chiroptera

Top 10 of 202 mtDNA features by |ρ| · 0 with q < 0.05
FeaturenrρqPIC rPartial r
Homopurine tracts >= 15 bp in the major arc (count)35+0.51+0.500.329+0.33+0.51
Length of D-loop (bp)Length35+0.43+0.440.374+0.18+0.44
CUG codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon43+0.40+0.430.374+0.43+0.41
CAG codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon43+0.44+0.410.329+0.20+0.45
UGU codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon43−0.34−0.400.379−0.07−0.34
Tetranucleotide tandem repeats >= 3 units in the whole mtDNA (count)43−0.36−0.370.379−0.36−0.35
Length of rRNA genes (bp)Length43−0.38−0.350.379−0.27−0.43
Length of 16S rRNA (bp)Length43−0.41−0.350.374−0.33−0.47
Length of ND3 (bp)Length43−0.36−0.330.379−0.24−0.47
Length of whole mtDNA (bp)Length43+0.34+0.330.379+0.23+0.40

Lifespan is log10-transformed. r is the Pearson and ρ the Spearman rank correlation across species. q corrects the p-value for testing 202 features at once (Benjamini–Hochberg); green marks q < 0.05.

PIC r uses phylogenetically independent contrasts, so related species do not count as independent evidence. Partial r holds log10 body mass constant, because big animals live longer. Bold values have p < 0.05. Select a feature to plot it against lifespan.

Species in Chiroptera

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20 species

Myotis brandtiiBrandt's batVespertilionidae41 yr17,470 bp38.27%
Myotis myotisMouse-eared batVespertilionidae37.1 yr17,213 bp35.33%
Myotis lucifugusLittle brown batVespertilionidae34 yr17,038 bp36.87%
Rhinolophus ferrumequinumGreater horseshoe batRhinolophidae30.5 yr16,870 bp42.80%
Plecotus auritusBrown big-eared batVespertilionidae30 yr16,900 bp38.50%
Desmodus rotundusVampire batPhyllostomidae29.2 yr16,659 bp47.61%
Pteropus dasymallusRyukyu flying foxPteropodidae24 yr16,705 bp41.63%
Rousettus aegyptiacusEgyptian rousettePteropodidae22.9 yr16,706 bp41.91%
Macroderma gigasAustralian false vampire batMegadermatidae22.6 yr16,661 bp48.24%
Myotis evotisWestern long-eared myotisVespertilionidae22 yr17,039 bp36.77%
Eidolon helvumStraw-colored fruit batPteropodidae21.8 yr16,764 bp42.79%
Cnephaeus serotinusSerotineVespertilionidae21 yr16,673 bp37.31%
Myotis bechsteiniiBechstein's batVespertilionidae21 yr17,151 bp36.39%
Myotis volansLong-legged myotisVespertilionidae21 yr17,443 bp37.37%
Pteropus vampyrusLarge flying foxPteropodidae20.9 yr16,554 bp41.53%
Pteropus alectoBlack flying foxPteropodidae20.3 yr16,739 bp41.68%
Cnephaeus nilssoniiNorthern batVespertilionidae20 yr17,006 bp38.82%
Artibeus jamaicensisJamaican fruit-eating batPhyllostomidae19.2 yr16,651 bp37.87%
Stenonycteris lanosaLong-haired rousettePteropodidae18.7 yr16,801 bp42.22%
Myotis thysanodesFringed myotisVespertilionidae18.3 yr17,018 bp36.87%

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