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AnAge entry for Martes americana

Classification (HAGRID: 02531)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Mustelidae
                    Genus: Martes
SpeciesMartes americana
Common nameAmerican marten

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity17.8 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizetiny
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

Including the pre-implantation time, the total gestation time can take between 180 and 274 days. Record longevity in captivity is 17.8 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity365 days
Male sexual maturity365 days
Gestation28 days
Weaning46 days
Litter size3 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth30 g
Weight at weaning392 g
Adult weight884 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual129 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature311ºK or 38.0ºC or 100.4ºF
Basal metabolic rate3.5790 W
Body mass966.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.003703 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
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
[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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