AnAge entry for Micromys minutus

Classification (HAGRID: 03432)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Micromys
Species: Micromys minutus
Common name: Old World harvest mouse

Maximum longevity: 3.8 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Large
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: In the wild, these animals live up to 1.5 years. It has been reported that in captivity they may live up to 5 years [0434], which is doubtful. Record longevity in captivity is 3.8 years [0671].

[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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction