AnAge entry for Burramys parvus

Classification (HAGRID: 02835)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Diprotodontia Family: Burramyidae Genus: Burramys
Species	Burramys parvus
Common name	Mountain pygmy possum
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	12 years
Source	ref. 522
Sample size	medium
Data quality	acceptable
Observations	Although these animals normally do not live more than 4 years in the wild, it has been reported that females can live up to 11 years [0434]. Other reports suggest a maximum longevity of 12 years [0522], which is plausible.
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	320 days
Male sexual maturity	320 days
Gestation	15 days
Weaning	60 days
Litter size	3.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval	365 days
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning	22 g
Adult weight	45 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual	137 %
Metabolism
Typical body temperature	309ºK or 36.1ºC or 97.0ºF
Basal metabolic rate	0.2050 W
Body mass	44.3 g
Metabolic rate per body mass	0.004628 W/g
References
[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
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 609815
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account
Encyclopedia of Life	Search EOL
Genome Project	Search NCBI
Entrez	Search all databases Entrez Taxonomy search
Ageing literature	Search Google Scholar Search PubMed Search Scirus
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Internet	Search Google

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