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AnAge entry for Parascalops breweri

Classification (HAGRID: 03562)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Soricomorpha
                Family: Talpidae
                    Genus: Parascalops
SpeciesParascalops breweri
Common nameHairy-tailed mole

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevityNot yet established
Observations

It has been estimated that these animals live up to 5 years in the wild [0542]. Without more detailed studies, however, their maximum longevity must be classified as unknown.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity300 days
Male sexual maturity300 days
Gestation35 days
Weaning30 days
Litter size4 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth10.1 g
Weight at weaning34.8 g
Adult weight62.5 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[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
[0678] Symonds (1999), Life histories of the Insectivora: the role of phylogeny, metabolism, and sex differences
[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

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