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AnAge entry for Ctenodactylus gundi

Classification (HAGRID: 03203)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Ctenodactylidae
                    Genus: Ctenodactylus
SpeciesCtenodactylus gundi
Common nameGundi

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity5.8 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

Although longevity has not been studied in detail in these North African animals, one captive specimen lived for 5.8 years [0671]. Maximum longevity could be underestimated, though.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity319 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation74 days
Weaning
Litter size1.9 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth29.9 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight288.8 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual49 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[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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