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AnAge entry for Lepus townsendii

Classification (HAGRID: 02926)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Lagomorpha
                Family: Leporidae
                    Genus: Lepus
SpeciesLepus townsendii
Common nameWhite-tailed jackrabbit

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevityNot yet established
Observations

Little is known about the longevity of these animals, though it has been reported that they live up to 8 years [0610].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity333 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation39 days
Weaning27 days
Litter size4.3 (viviparous)
Litters per year2.8
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth94.32 g
Weight at weaning737 g
Adult weight3,036 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

Typical body temperature311ºK or 38.2ºC or 100.8ºF
Basal metabolic rate7.6980 W
Body mass2523.2 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.003051 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
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals

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