AnAge entry for Phodopus sungorus

Classification (HAGRID: 03380)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Genus: Phodopus
Species	Phodopus sungorus
Common name	Dzhungarian hamster
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	3.9 years (captivity)
Source	ref. 671
Sample size	medium
Data quality	acceptable
Observations	One captive specimen lived 3.9 years [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	120 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation	20 days
Weaning	21 days
Litter size	5.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year	3.5
Inter-litter interval	40 days
Weight at birth	2 g
Weight at weaning	14.8 g
Adult weight	23.4 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual	49 %
Metabolism
Typical body temperature	309ºK or 36.1ºC or 97.0ºF
Basal metabolic rate	0.3130 W
Body mass	31.3 g
Metabolic rate per body mass	0.010000 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 [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 [0395] Horton and Yellon (2001), Aging, reproduction, and the melatonin rhythm in the Siberian hamster, PubMed [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World [0396] Bernard et al. (1997), Age-related changes in the photoperiodic response of Siberian hamsters, PubMed [0398] Duncan and Purvis (1994), Effects of aging on photoperiodic responsiveness and specific 2-[125I]-iodomelatonin binding sites in the pars tuberalis and suprachiasmatic nuclei of Siberian hamsters, PubMed [0397] Lerchl (1994), Increased oxidation of pineal serotonin as a possible explanation for reduced melatonin synthesis in the aging Djungarian hamster (Phodopus sungorus), PubMed [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data [0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 632741
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