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AnAge entry for Mystromys albicaudatus

Classification (HAGRID: 03350)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Mystromys
SpeciesMystromys albicaudatus
Common nameWhite-tailed mouse

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity6.3 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One specimen lived 6.3 years in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity109 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation38 days
Weaning32 days
Litter size3 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval36 days
Weight at birth6.5 g
Weight at weaning40 g
Adult weight106 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual63 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature306ºK or 33.0ºC or 91.4ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.7070 W
Body mass93.8 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.007537 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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction

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