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AnAge entry for Myoprocta acouchy

Classification (HAGRID: 03177)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Agoutidae
                    Genus: Myoprocta
SpeciesMyoprocta acouchy
Common nameAcouchi

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity14.8 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity304 days
Male sexual maturity304 days
Gestation99 days
Weaning53 days
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth100 g
Weight at weaning350 g
Adult weight775 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0229 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual109 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature309ºK or 35.4ºC or 95.7ºF
Basal metabolic rate2.8040 W
Body mass914.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.003068 W/g

References
[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
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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