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AnAge entry for Cyclopes didactylus

Classification (HAGRID: 02983)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Pilosa
                Family: Cyclopedidae
                    Genus: Cyclopes
SpeciesCyclopes didactylus
Common nameSilky anteater

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevityNot yet established
Observations

While the average lifespan of these animals is below 2 years, it is likely they live much longer in captivity. One animal was kept for 2.3 years in captivity [0434]. Nonetheless, without further longevity studies, the maximum longevity of this species cannot be determined.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation135 days
Weaning152 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight266 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

Typical body temperature306ºK or 33.0ºC or 91.4ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.6360 W
Body mass240.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.002650 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
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[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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