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AnAge entry for Martes martes


Classification (HAGRID: 02534)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Mustelidae
                    Genus: Martes
SpeciesMartes martes
Common nameEuropean pine marten

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity18.2 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

The total gestation, including the delayed implantation time, can take between 94 and 291 days. One captive specimen lived 18.2 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity456 days
Male sexual maturity426 days
Gestation28 days
Weaning59 days
Litter size4 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth30 g
Weight at weaning680 g
Adult weight1,300 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual124 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature310ºK or 37.0ºC or 98.6ºF
Basal metabolic rate4.0000 W
Body mass920.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.004348 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
[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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