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AnAge entry for Eliomys quercinus

Classification (HAGRID: 03427)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Myoxidae
                    Genus: Eliomys
SpeciesEliomys quercinus
Common nameGarden dormouse

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity5.5 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One captive animal lived to the age of 5.5 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity365 days
Male sexual maturity365 days
Gestation23 days
Weaning30 days
Litter size5 (viviparous)
Litters per year1.2
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight82.5 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0409 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual57 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant 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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves
[0570] glirarium.org

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