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AnAge entry for Bettongia lesueur

Classification (HAGRID: 02893)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Diprotodontia
                Family: Potoroidae
                    Genus: Bettongia
SpeciesBettongia lesueur
Common nameBurrowing bettong

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevityNot yet established
Observations

Little is known about the longevity of these animals, though one wild born specimen lived 9.9 years in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity218 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation21 days
Weaning165 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval117 days
Weight at birth0.317 g
Weight at weaning300 g
Adult weight1,300 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0178 days-1 (from Gompertz function)

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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