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AnAge entry for Ochrotomys nuttalli

Classification (HAGRID: 03361)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Ochrotomys
SpeciesOchrotomys nuttalli
Common nameGolden mouse
SynonymsPeromyscus nuttalli

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity8.4 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

It has been reported that captive females can produce young when as old as 6.5 years and lived 8.4 years [0434], which is plausible. One female lived 6 years in captivity [0671]. Further studies may be necessary to better estimate the longevity of these animals.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation30 days
Weaning21 days
Litter size2.7 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval25 days
Weight at birth2.7 g
Weight at weaning12.5 g
Adult weight22 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0591 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual107 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature310ºK or 36.4ºC or 97.5ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.1510 W
Body mass19.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.007744 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
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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