AnAge entry for Cryptomys hottentotus

Classification (HAGRID: 03181)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Rodentia Family: Bathyergidae Genus: Cryptomys
Species	Cryptomys hottentotus
Common name	African mole rat
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	11 years (captivity)
Source	ref. 671
Sample size	small
Data quality	acceptable
Observations	No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	450 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation	81 days
Weaning	46 days
Litter size	2.86 (viviparous)
Litters per year	1.5
Inter-litter interval	132 days
Weight at birth	8.63 g
Weight at weaning	26.1 g
Adult weight	132.5 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual	106 %
Metabolism
Typical body temperature	308ºK or 34.4ºC or 93.9ºF
Basal metabolic rate	0.3500 W
Body mass	78.9 g
Metabolic rate per body mass	0.004436 W/g
References
[0817] Bielby et al. (2007), The fast-slow continuum in mammalian life history: an empirical reevaluation, PubMed [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 [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
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 584671
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account
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