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AnAge entry for Neotoma lepida

Classification (HAGRID: 03355)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Neotoma
SpeciesNeotoma lepida
Common nameDesert woodrat

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity10.5 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One wild born specimen was about 10.5 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity76 days
Male sexual maturity76 days
Gestation33 days
Weaning31 days
Litter size3 (viviparous)
Litters per year3
Inter-litter interval60 days
Weight at birth8.45 g
Weight at weaning35 g
Adult weight236 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual93 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature310ºK or 36.8ºC or 98.2ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.4600 W
Body mass112.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.004089 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
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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