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AnAge entry for Atelerix albiventris

Classification (HAGRID: 02905)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Erinaceomorpha
                Family: Erinaceidae
                    Genus: Atelerix
SpeciesAtelerix albiventris
Common nameAfrican pygmy (four-toed) hedgehog

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity11.4 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

In zoos, these animals have been known to live up to 11.4 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity84 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation35 days
Weaning44 days
Litter size6 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth10 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight600 g
Postnatal growth rate0.039 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual87 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature308ºK or 35.2ºC or 95.4ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.8280 W
Body mass450.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001840 W/g

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3, PubMed
[0678] Symonds (1999), Life histories of the Insectivora: the role of phylogeny, metabolism, and sex differences
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves
[0448] Woodland Park Zoo

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