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AnAge entry for Microgale dobsoni

Classification (HAGRID: 02239)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Afrosoricida
                Family: Tenrecidae
                    Genus: Microgale
SpeciesMicrogale dobsoni
Common nameDobson's long-tailed tenrec

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity5.6 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 434
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

Record longevity in captivity is reportedly 5.6 years [0434].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity669 days
Male sexual maturity669 days
Gestation61 days
Weaning29 days
Litter size2.67 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth3.95 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight37.8 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0266 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual65 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature304ºK or 30.9ºC or 87.6ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.3150 W
Body mass44.6 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.007063 W/g

References
[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
[0678] Symonds (1999), Life histories of the Insectivora: the role of phylogeny, metabolism, and sex differences
[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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