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AnAge entry for Myrmecobius fasciatus

Classification (HAGRID: 02811)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Dasyuromorphia
                Family: Myrmecobiidae
                    Genus: Myrmecobius
SpeciesMyrmecobius fasciatus
Common nameNumbat

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity11 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One male was at least 11 years old when it died at Perth Zoo [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
Weaning243 days
Litter size4 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight471.5 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual87 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature306ºK or 32.5ºC or 90.5ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.9070 W
Body mass438.2 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.002070 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
[0730] Smith et al. (2003), Body mass of late Quaternary 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

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