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AnAge entry for Planigale maculata

Classification (HAGRID: 02796)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Dasyuromorphia
                Family: Dasyuridae
                    Genus: Planigale
SpeciesPlanigale maculata
Common namePygmy planigale

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity5.8 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity290 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation20 days
Weaning71 days
Litter size7.65 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval91 days
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning4.85 g
Adult weight10 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual83 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature308ºK or 34.5ºC or 94.1ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.0670 W
Body mass10.6 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.006321 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
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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