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AnAge entry for Geogale aurita

Classification (HAGRID: 02237)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Afrosoricida
                Family: Tenrecidae
                    Genus: Geogale
SpeciesGeogale aurita
Common nameLarge-eared tenrec

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevityNot yet established
Observations

In captivity these animals can live more than 2.5 years [0613]. Their maximum longevity is unknown.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation63 days
Weaning37 days
Litter size3.9 (viviparous)
Litters per year2
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth0.7 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight6.7 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

Typical body temperature304ºK or 30.8ºC or 87.4ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.0430 W
Body mass6.9 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.006232 W/g

References
[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
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0678] Symonds (1999), Life histories of the Insectivora: the role of phylogeny, metabolism, and sex differences
[0613] Stephenson et al. (1994), Maintenance and reproduction of tenrecs (Tenrecidae) at Parc Tsimbazaza, Madagascar

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