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AnAge entry for Lagostomus maximus

Classification (HAGRID: 03202)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Chinchillidae
                    Genus: Lagostomus
SpeciesLagostomus maximus
Common namePlains viscacha

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity10.8 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity258 days
Male sexual maturity456 days
Gestation154 days
Weaning54 days
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year1.8
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth200 g
Weight at weaning652.2 g
Adult weight6,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual58 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature310ºK or 36.8ºC or 98.2ºF
Basal metabolic rate10.6230 W
Body mass6794.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001564 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
[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

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