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AnAge entry for Elephantulus rozeti

Classification (HAGRID: 02941)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Macroscelidea
                Family: Macroscelididae
                    Genus: Elephantulus
SpeciesElephantulus rozeti
Common nameNorth African elephant shrew

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity7.2 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One captive specimen lived for 7.2 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation76 days
Weaning
Litter size2.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year2
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight48 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual81 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature310ºK or 37.1ºC or 98.8ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.2880 W
Body mass49.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.005878 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
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals

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