AnAge entry for Funambulus pennantii

Classification (HAGRID: 03454)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Genus: Funambulus
Species	Funambulus pennantii
Common name	Northern palm squirrel
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	Not yet established
Observations	Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but one specimen lived 5.1 years in captivity and was about 6-7 years old when it was sent out [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	234 days
Male sexual maturity	310 days
Gestation	40 days
Weaning	61 days
Litter size	3.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year	2.5
Inter-litter interval	150 days
Weight at birth	6.5 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight	147.7 g
Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism available.
References
[0817] Bielby et al. (2007), The fast-slow continuum in mammalian life history: an empirical reevaluation, PubMed [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 [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 632353
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account (if available)
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