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AnAge entry for Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Classification (HAGRID: 02799)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Dasyuromorphia
                Family: Dasyuridae
                    Genus: Pseudantechinus
SpeciesPseudantechinus macdonnellensis
Common nameFat-tailed marsupial mouse

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity7 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One captive specimen was at least 7 years old when it died [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity350 days
Male sexual maturity350 days
Gestation43 days
Weaning106 days
Litter size6 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth0.0123 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight32.5 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual84 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature307ºK or 34.2ºC or 93.6ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.1520 W
Body mass43.1 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.003527 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
[0730] Smith et al. (2003), Body mass of late Quaternary mammals
[0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials
[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

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