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AnAge entry for Capromys pilorides

Classification (HAGRID: 03186)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Capromyidae
                    Genus: Capromys
SpeciesCapromys pilorides
Common nameCuban hutia

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity13.8 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One captive specimen was still alive after 13.8 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity304 days
Male sexual maturity304 days
Gestation125 days
Weaning100 days
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth240 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight4,683 g
Postnatal growth rate0.008 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual77 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature309ºK or 35.7ºC or 96.3ºF
Basal metabolic rate3.3750 W
Body mass2630.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001283 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
[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
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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