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AnAge entry for Clethrionomys glareolus

Classification (HAGRID: 03284)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Clethrionomys
SpeciesClethrionomys glareolus
Common nameRed-backed mouse

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity4.9 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity47 days
Male sexual maturity72 days
Gestation20 days
Weaning20 days
Litter size4.3 (viviparous)
Litters per year3.2
Inter-litter interval21 days
Weight at birth1.82 g
Weight at weaning9.8 g
Adult weight20.8 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0809 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual63 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperatureNot yet available
Basal metabolic rate0.3120 W
Body mass21.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.014512 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
[0676] Purvis and Harvey (1995), Mammal life-history evolution: a comparative test of Charnov’s model
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0175] Nerquaye-Tetteh and Clarke (1987), Hormonal requirements and the influence of age on the decidual cell reaction in the bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus), PubMed
[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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