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AnAge entry for Dipodomys deserti

Classification (HAGRID: 03238)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Heteromyidae
                    Genus: Dipodomys
SpeciesDipodomys deserti
Common nameDesert kangaroo rat

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity8.6 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In captivity, these animals may live up to 8.6 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation30 days
Weaning20 days
Litter size3 (viviparous)
Litters per year3
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth3.04 g
Weight at weaning38 g
Adult weight116 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual85 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature310ºK or 36.8ºC or 98.2ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.5170 W
Body mass105.8 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.004887 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
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American 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
[0639] Best et al. (1989), Dipodomys deserti

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