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AnAge entry for Petauroides volans

Classification (HAGRID: 02899)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Diprotodontia
                Family: Pseudocheiridae
                    Genus: Petauroides
SpeciesPetauroides volans
Common nameGreater gliding possum

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevityNot yet established
Observations

Not much is known about the longevity of these animals. In the wild they have been estimated to live up to 15 years [0434].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity639 days
Male sexual maturity639 days
Gestation
Weaning176 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth0.273 g
Weight at weaning150 g
Adult weight1,350 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

Typical body temperature309ºK or 35.4ºC or 95.7ºF
Basal metabolic rate3.1910 W
Body mass1140.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.002798 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
[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

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