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AnAge entry for Petaurus breviceps

Classification (HAGRID: 02880)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Diprotodontia
                Family: Petauridae
                    Genus: Petaurus
SpeciesPetaurus breviceps
Common nameSugar glider

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity17.8 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

In zoos, these animals have been known to live up to 17.8 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity236 days
Male sexual maturity456 days
Gestation16 days
Weaning122 days
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval311 days
Weight at birth0.194 g
Weight at weaning25 g
Adult weight110 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0188 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual177 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature309ºK or 35.9ºC or 96.6ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.5170 W
Body mass129.3 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.003998 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
[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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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