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AnAge entry for Macrotis lagotis

Classification (HAGRID: 02961)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Peramelemorphia
                Family: Thylacomyidae
                    Genus: Macrotis
SpeciesMacrotis lagotis
Common nameRabbit-bandicoot or bilby

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity9.6 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity150 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation17 days
Weaning110 days
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval175 days
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight1,300 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual65 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature308ºK or 35.0ºC or 95.0ºF
Basal metabolic rate2.4000 W
Body mass1245.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001927 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
[0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials
[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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