And bats, which are small animals, record longevity records. The oldest bat captured (a murine Brandt, Myotis brandtii) was aged 41 years (Podlutsky et al. 2005), or life expectancy 10 times higher than the theoretical estimates.
Na popo, ambayo ni wanyama wadogo, rekodi ya maisha marefu kumbukumbu. popo kongwe alitekwa (Brandt murine, Myotis brandtii) ilikuwa wenye umri wa miaka 41 miaka (Podlutsky et al. 2005), au kuishi 10 mara ya juu kuliko makadirio ya kinadharia.