AnAge entry for Dasycercus cristicauda

Classification (HAGRID: 02782)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Dasyuromorphia Family: Dasyuridae Genus: Dasycercus
Species	Dasycercus cristicauda
Common name	Mulgara
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	7.4 years (captivity)
Source	ref. 671
Sample size	small
Data quality	acceptable
Observations	These animals are known to live 6 years in the wild [0542]. One specimen lived 7.4 years in captivity [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	315 days
Male sexual maturity	315 days
Gestation	38 days
Weaning	121 days
Litter size	7 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval	365 days
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning	22 g
Adult weight	115 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual	73 %
Metabolism
Typical body temperature	Not yet available
Basal metabolic rate	0.2600 W
Body mass	91.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass	0.002857 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 [0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials [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 [0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 552604
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account
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