AnAge entry for Myosorex varius

Classification (HAGRID: 03218)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Soricomorpha
                Family: Soricidae
                    Genus: Myosorex
Species: Myosorex varius
Common name: Forest shrew

Maximum longevity: 2.1 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 589
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One anecdotal report, which appears plausible, suggests that these animals may live up to 2.1 years in captivity [0589].

[0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
[1032] McNab (2008), An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR (PubMed)
[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
[0589] The Shrew Site