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AnAge entry for Planigale tenuirostris

Classification (HAGRID: 02797)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Dasyuromorphia
                Family: Dasyuridae
                    Genus: Planigale
SpeciesPlanigale tenuirostris
Common nameNarrow-nosed planigale

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity5.2 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity240 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation19 days
Weaning95 days
Litter size6 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval332 days
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning2.7 g
Adult weight5.3 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual82 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature308ºK or 34.5ºC or 94.1ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.0630 W
Body mass7.1 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.008873 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

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