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AnAge entry for Perognathus flavus

Classification (HAGRID: 03248)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Heteromyidae
                    Genus: Perognathus
SpeciesPerognathus flavus
Common nameSilky pocket mouse

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevityNot yet established
Observations

Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but they have been known to live up to 4.9 years [0520].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation26 days
Weaning30 days
Litter size4 (viviparous)
Litters per year2
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight8 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

Typical body temperature308ºK or 34.6ºC or 94.3ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.0970 W
Body mass8.3 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.011687 W/g

References
[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
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0520] Philip Altman and Dorothy Dittmer (1962), Growth including reproduction and morphological development

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