AnAge entry for Octodontomys gliroides

Classification (HAGRID: 03436)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Rodentia Family: Octodontidae Genus: Octodontomys
Species	Octodontomys gliroides
Common name	Chozchoz
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	Not yet established
Observations	Little is known about the longevity of these animals. One specimen lived 7.6 years in captivity [0671]. Probably they can live longer, and further studies are necessary.
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation	104 days
Weaning	42 days
Litter size	2 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth	17.5 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight	158 g
Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
Typical body temperature	310ºK or 37.2ºC or 99.0ºF
Basal metabolic rate	0.7150 W
Body mass	154.1 g
Metabolic rate per body mass	0.004640 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
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 584783
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account (if available)
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