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AnAge entry for Chaetodipus fallax

Classification (HAGRID: 03234)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Heteromyidae
                    Genus: Chaetodipus
SpeciesChaetodipus fallax
Common nameSan Diego pocket mouse
SynonymsPerognathus fallax

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity8.3 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity166 days
Male sexual maturity166 days
Gestation25 days
Weaning
Litter size3 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight18.7 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual108 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature306ºK or 32.6ºC or 90.7ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.1500 W
Body mass19.6 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.007653 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

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