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AnAge entry for Dasyurus viverrinus

Classification (HAGRID: 02788)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Dasyuromorphia
                Family: Dasyuridae
                    Genus: Dasyurus
SpeciesDasyurus viverrinus
Common nameQuoll

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity6.8 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity335 days
Male sexual maturity335 days
Gestation20 days
Weaning168 days
Litter size6 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth0.02 g
Weight at weaning600 g
Adult weight1,090 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual47 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature309ºK or 35.9ºC or 96.6ºF
Basal metabolic rate2.2600 W
Body mass945.3 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.002391 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
[0730] Smith et al. (2003), Body mass of late Quaternary mammals
[0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0211] Holz and Little (1995), Degenerative leukoencephalopathy and myelopathy in dasyurids, PubMed
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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