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AnAge entry for Lepus timidus

Classification (HAGRID: 02925)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Lagomorpha
                Family: Leporidae
                    Genus: Lepus
SpeciesLepus timidus
Common nameMountain hare

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity18 years (wild)
Sourceref. 640
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One marked animal lived for 18 years in the wild [0640].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity266 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation50 days
Weaning23 days
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year2.1
Inter-litter interval50 days
Weight at birth107.93 g
Weight at weaning492 g
Adult weight4,175 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual102 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature313ºK or 39.7ºC or 103.5ºF
Basal metabolic rate8.4430 W
Body mass3014.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.002801 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
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0640] Angerbjorn and Flux (1995), Lepus timidus
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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