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AnAge entry for Marmota marmota

Classification (HAGRID: 03466)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Sciuridae
                    Genus: Marmota
SpeciesMarmota marmota
Common nameAlpine marmot

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity17.4 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In the wild these animals live up to 13-15 years [0434]. One wild born specimen was still alive at about 17.4 years of age [0671]. There are also anecdotal reports of animals living over 18 years.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity730 days
Male sexual maturity730 days
Gestation35 days
Weaning47 days
Litter size4 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval914 days
Weight at birth30 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight3,500 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual102 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0272] Anderson and King (1988), Subclinical lumbar polyradiculopathy in multiple aged mammalian species, PubMed

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