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AnAge entry for Notomys alexis

Classification (HAGRID: 03357)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Notomys
SpeciesNotomys alexis
Common nameAustralian hopping mouse

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity6.4 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One captive specimen lived at least 6.4 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity75 days
Male sexual maturity75 days
Gestation35 days
Weaning30 days
Litter size3.9 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval33 days
Weight at birth2.83 g
Weight at weaning12.5 g
Adult weight35 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0326 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual76 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature311ºK or 38.0ºC or 100.4ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.2520 W
Body mass32.3 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.007802 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
[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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