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AnAge entry for Planigale gilesi

Classification (HAGRID: 02794)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Dasyuromorphia
                Family: Dasyuridae
                    Genus: Planigale
SpeciesPlanigale gilesi
Common namePaucident planigale

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevityNot yet established
Observations

Not much is known about the longevity of these animals. They have been reported to live up to 5 years [0522], which is plausible but unverified.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity240 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation16 days
Weaning75 days
Litter size6.1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval341 days
Weight at birth0.01 g
Weight at weaning5.8 g
Adult weight6.9 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

Typical body temperature308ºK or 35.1ºC or 95.2ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.0580 W
Body mass9.1 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.006374 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
[0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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