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AnAge entry for Pedetes capensis

Classification (HAGRID: 03438)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Pedetidae
                    Genus: Pedetes
SpeciesPedetes capensis
Common nameSpringhare

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity20 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,034 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation80 days
Weaning46 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year3.6
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth275 g
Weight at weaning1,300 g
Adult weight3,500 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual117 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature309ºK or 35.9ºC or 96.6ºF
Basal metabolic rate4.4270 W
Body mass2300.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001925 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
[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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals

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