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AnAge entry for Kerodon rupestris

Classification (HAGRID: 03198)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Caviidae
                    Genus: Kerodon
SpeciesKerodon rupestris
Common nameRock cavy

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity12.9 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One captive specimen was still alive at 12.9 years of age [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity151 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation75 days
Weaning35 days
Litter size1.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth76 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight950 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual92 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperatureNot yet available
Basal metabolic rate2.0110 W
Body mass801.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.002511 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
[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

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