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AnAge entry for Caluromys derbianus

Classification (HAGRID: 02813)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Didelphimorphia
                Family: Didelphidae
                    Genus: Caluromys
SpeciesCaluromys derbianus
Common nameCentral American woolly opossum

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity8.7 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One captive specimen was at least 8.7 years when it died [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity240 days
Male sexual maturity240 days
Gestation
Weaning
Litter size3 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight330 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual73 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature308ºK or 35.0ºC or 95.0ºF
Basal metabolic rate1.1940 W
Body mass342.7 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.003484 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
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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