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AnAge entry for Mustela erminea

Classification (HAGRID: 02542)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Mustelidae
                    Genus: Mustela
SpeciesMustela erminea
Common nameErmine

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity12.5 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One wild born specimen was 12-13 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity95 days
Male sexual maturity365 days
Gestation43 days
Weaning45 days
Litter size6.77 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth2.3 g
Weight at weaning26.6 g
Adult weight110.3 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual124 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature313ºK or 39.6ºC or 103.3ºF
Basal metabolic rate1.2760 W
Body mass125.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.010167 W/g

References
[0817] Bielby et al. (2007), The fast-slow continuum in mammalian life history: an empirical reevaluation, PubMed
[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
[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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