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AnAge entry for Peromyscus eremicus

Classification (HAGRID: 03369)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Peromyscus
SpeciesPeromyscus eremicus
Common nameCactus mouse

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity7.4 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity129 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation26 days
Weaning25 days
Litter size2.6 (viviparous)
Litters per year3.5
Inter-litter interval39 days
Weight at birth2.33 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight25 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual92 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature310ºK or 36.6ºC or 97.9ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.1730 W
Body mass21.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.008238 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
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[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
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0773] PeroBase

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