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AnAge entry for Dasyprocta leporina

Classification (HAGRID: 03172)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Agoutidae
                    Genus: Dasyprocta
SpeciesDasyprocta leporina
Common nameAgouti

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity17.8 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

These animals have been reported to live up to 17.8 years in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity193 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation112 days
Weaning
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight3,265 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual105 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature311ºK or 38.3ºC or 100.9ºF
Basal metabolic rate8.6940 W
Body mass2687.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.003236 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
[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
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction

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