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AnAge entry for Myocastor coypus

Classification (HAGRID: 03218)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Echimyidae
                    Genus: Myocastor
SpeciesMyocastor coypus
Common nameNutria
SynonymsMyocaster coypus

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity8.5 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

Record longevity in captivity is 8.5 years [0671]. It has been estimated that these animals may live over 10 years [0520], which is possible but unverified.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity152 days
Male sexual maturity152 days
Gestation131 days
Weaning91 days
Litter size6 (viviparous)
Litters per year2.3
Inter-litter interval130 days
Weight at birth225 g
Weight at weaning1,750 g
Adult weight7,850 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual44 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0776] Seluanov et al. (2007), Telomerase activity coevolves with body mass not lifespan, PubMed
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
[0676] Purvis and Harvey (1995), Mammal life-history evolution: a comparative test of Charnov’s model
[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
[0520] Philip Altman and Dorothy Dittmer (1962), Growth including reproduction and morphological development

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