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AnAge entry for Peromyscus polionotus

Classification (HAGRID: 03373)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Peromyscus
SpeciesPeromyscus polionotus
Common nameOldfield mouse
SynonymsMus polionotus

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity5.5 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One specimen lived 5.5 years in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity28 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation24 days
Weaning21 days
Litter size3.8 (viviparous)
Litters per year3
Inter-litter interval25 days
Weight at birth1.68 g
Weight at weaning6.72 g
Adult weight14 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0558 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual75 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperatureNot yet available
Basal metabolic rate0.1200 W
Body mass12.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.010000 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
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves
[0773] PeroBase

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