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AnAge entry for Meriones crassus

Classification (HAGRID: 03318)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Meriones
SpeciesMeriones crassus
Common nameSundevall's jird

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity5.6 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity61 days
Male sexual maturity82 days
Gestation22 days
Weaning20 days
Litter size4 (viviparous)
Litters per year2
Inter-litter interval67 days
Weight at birth3.35 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight35 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0366 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual66 %

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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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