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AnAge entry for Neotoma floridana


Classification (HAGRID: 03354)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Neotoma
SpeciesNeotoma floridana
Common nameEastern woodrat

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity8.6 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In the wild, it is estimated that these animals live up to 3 years [0542]. One captive specimen lived for 8.6 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity95 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation33 days
Weaning22 days
Litter size3.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year2.5
Inter-litter interval83 days
Weight at birth13.43 g
Weight at weaning45.9 g
Adult weight291 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0654 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual73 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References

[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
[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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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