Gross and Morphometric Anatomy of the Male Reproductive System of Bats (Eidolon helvum)

Table 2

Mean testicular weight and length of various parts of reproductive tract in both adult and juvenile bats.

	Adult (𝑛=17)		Juvenile (𝑛=13)
	Right	Left	Right	Left
TW (g)	1.93±0.1	1.90±0.10	1.42±0.10	1.41±0.10
TL (cm)	1.39±0.09	1.39±0.08	1.10±0.07	1.13±0.07
TB (cm)	1.02±0.05	1.06±0.07	0.89±0.07	0.96±0.07
TC (cm)	2.68±0.20	2.67±0.17	2.45±0.12	2.49±0.11
EL (cm)	2.78±0.17	2.80±0.14	2.43±0.25	2.40±0.22
VDL (cm)	3.69±0.18	3.65±0.14	2.98±0.24	2.92±0.23
PL (cm)	3.38±0.18		3.26±0.13

The values are expressed as mean ± SEM. No significant difference, 𝑃>0.05. TW: testicular weight, TL: testicular length, TB: testicular breadth, TC: testicular circumference, EL: epididymal length, VDL: vas deferens length, PL: penile length.