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AnAge entry for Brachylagus idahoensis

Classification (HAGRID: 02918)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Lagomorpha
                Family: Leporidae
                    Genus: Brachylagus
SpeciesBrachylagus idahoensis
Common namePygmy rabbit
SynonymsSylvilagus idahoensis, Lepus idahoensis

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevityNot yet established
Observations

Knowledge regarding the longevity of these animals is limited. One wild born specimen was still alive in captivity at about 4.3 years of age [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity256 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation27 days
Weaning
Litter size6 (viviparous)
Litters per year2.5
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight421.3 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

Typical body temperatureNot yet available
Basal metabolic rate2.1450 W
Body mass432.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.004965 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
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[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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