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AnAge entry for Erinaceus concolor

Classification (HAGRID: 02910)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Erinaceomorpha
                Family: Erinaceidae
                    Genus: Erinaceus
SpeciesErinaceus concolor
Common nameEastern European hedgehog

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

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

One specimen lived for 7 years in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity213 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
Weaning
Litter size4.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth22 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight719 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual52 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature308ºK or 35.2ºC or 95.4ºF
Basal metabolic rate1.9370 W
Body mass822.7 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.002354 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
[0678] Symonds (1999), Life histories of the Insectivora: the role of phylogeny, metabolism, and sex differences
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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