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AnAge entry for Perameles nasuta

Classification (HAGRID: 02959)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Peramelemorphia
                Family: Peramelidae
                    Genus: Perameles
SpeciesPerameles nasuta
Common nameGreater long-nosed bandicoot

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

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

One captive specimen was at least 5.6 years old when it died [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity135 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation12 days
Weaning66 days
Litter size2.7 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval53 days
Weight at birth0.245 g
Weight at weaning150 g
Adult weight859 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual40 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature309ºK or 36.1ºC or 97.0ºF
Basal metabolic rate1.7630 W
Body mass645.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.002733 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
[0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials

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