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AnAge entry for Funisciurus anerythrus

Classification (HAGRID: 03455)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Sciuridae
                    Genus: Funisciurus
SpeciesFunisciurus anerythrus
Common nameThomas's rope squirrel

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity10 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One wild born specimen was about 10 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
Weaning
Litter size1.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight218 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual89 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperatureNot yet available
Basal metabolic rate0.5800 W
Body mass63.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.009206 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
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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