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AnAge entry for Onychomys leucogaster

Classification (HAGRID: 03363)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Onychomys
SpeciesOnychomys leucogaster
Common nameNorthern grasshopper mouse

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity5.6 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizetiny
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

Females can reproduce for up to 3 years [0434]. One specimen lived 5.6 years in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity100 days
Male sexual maturity114 days
Gestation31 days
Weaning23 days
Litter size4 (viviparous)
Litters per year2.5
Inter-litter interval32 days
Weight at birth2.6 g
Weight at weaning13.1 g
Adult weight32.5 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0634 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual67 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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