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AnAge entry for Bettongia gaimardi

Classification (HAGRID: 02892)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Diprotodontia
                Family: Potoroidae
                    Genus: Bettongia
SpeciesBettongia gaimardi
Common nameTasmanian bettong

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevityNot yet established
Observations

Not much is known about the longevity of these animals. One animal was reportedly still living after 11.8 years in captivity [0434], which is possible but unverified. Record longevity in captivity, however, belongs to one male specimen that lived 8.3 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity252 days
Male sexual maturity272 days
Gestation20 days
Weaning161 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval107 days
Weight at birth0.307 g
Weight at weaning789 g
Adult weight1,725 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

Typical body temperature309ºK or 35.6ºC or 96.1ºF
Basal metabolic rate3.5780 W
Body mass1385.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.002583 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
[0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials
[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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