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AnAge entry for Cricetomys gambianus

Classification (HAGRID: 03291)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Cricetomys
SpeciesCricetomys gambianus
Common nameGambian rat

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity8.4 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity158 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation34 days
Weaning31 days
Litter size3.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year3.75
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth25.7 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight1,500 g
Postnatal growth rate0.042 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual56 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature309ºK or 35.6ºC or 96.1ºF
Basal metabolic rate6.0240 W
Body mass1686.7 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.003571 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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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