AnAge entry for Dasyurus hallucatus

Classification (HAGRID: 02786)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Dasyuromorphia Family: Dasyuridae Genus: Dasyurus
Species	Dasyurus hallucatus
Common name	Northern quoll
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	5.9 years (captivity)
Source	ref. 671
Sample size	small
Data quality	acceptable
Observations	This species can exhibit semelparity. In tropical savannah, males die off after mating and exhibit weight loss, fur loss, parasite infestation, increased testosterone levels and anaemia, though not increased corticosteroid levels [0781]. One captive specimen lived 5.9 years [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	315 days
Male sexual maturity	315 days
Gestation
Weaning	90 days
Litter size	6.8 (viviparous)
Litters per year	1
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight	525 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual	46 %
Metabolism
Typical body temperature	309ºK or 35.9ºC or 96.6ºF
Basal metabolic rate	1.5010 W
Body mass	571.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass	0.002629 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 [0781] Oakwood et al. (2001), Semelparity in a large marsupial, 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 [0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 552608
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account
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