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AnAge entry for Cryptomys damarensis

Classification (HAGRID: 03180)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Bathyergidae
                    Genus: Cryptomys
SpeciesCryptomys damarensis
Common nameDamaraland mole-rat

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity15.5 years (captivity)
SourceBruce Goldman, pers. comm.
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One breeding pair was at least 15.5 years of age when they died in captivity. Old animals often develop a much lighter pelage (Bruce Goldman, pers. comm.).

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity511 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation93 days
Weaning83 days
Litter size2.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth9 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight180 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual143 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature308ºK or 35.2ºC or 95.4ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.4180 W
Body mass131.3 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.003184 W/g

References
[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
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World

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