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AnAge entry for Didelphis albiventris

Classification (HAGRID: 02817)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Didelphimorphia
                Family: Didelphidae
                    Genus: Didelphis
SpeciesDidelphis albiventris
Common nameWhite-eared opossum

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevityNot yet established
Observations

The longevity of these animals is unknown, though they have been known to live for 1.7 years [0522].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity365 days
Male sexual maturity365 days
Gestation12 days
Weaning117 days
Litter size5 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval260 days
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight904 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[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
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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