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AnAge entry for Plagiodontia aedium

Classification (HAGRID: 03189)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Capromyidae
                    Genus: Plagiodontia
SpeciesPlagiodontia aedium
Common nameHispaniolan hutia

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity15.9 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation119 days
Weaning
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth105.85 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight1,267 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0092 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual109 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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