AnAge entry for Dipodomys heermanni

Classification (HAGRID: 03239)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Rodentia Family: Heteromyidae Genus: Dipodomys
Species	Dipodomys heermanni
Common name	Heermann's kangaroo rat
Synonyms	Perodipus streatori
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	8.3 years (captivity)
Source	ref. 671
Sample size	small
Data quality	acceptable
Observations	No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation	31 days
Weaning	31 days
Litter size	3.1 (viviparous)
Litters per year	2
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth	3.91 g
Weight at weaning	28.1 g
Adult weight	65 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual	89 %
Metabolism
Typical body temperature	Not yet available
Basal metabolic rate	0.4080 W
Body mass	63.3 g
Metabolic rate per body mass	0.006445 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 [0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World [0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals [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
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 180239
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account
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