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AnAge entry for Bassariscus sumichrasti

Classification (HAGRID: 02590)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Procyonidae
                    Genus: Bassariscus
SpeciesBassariscus sumichrasti
Common nameCacomistle

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity24 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One wild born specimen was about 24 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity300 days
Male sexual maturity300 days
Gestation64 days
Weaning
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth25 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight900 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual173 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature312ºK or 38.8ºC or 101.8ºF
Basal metabolic rate3.5370 W
Body mass1280.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.002763 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
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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