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AnAge entry for Pseudocheirus peregrinus

Classification (HAGRID: 02900)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Diprotodontia
                Family: Pseudocheiridae
                    Genus: Pseudocheirus
SpeciesPseudocheirus peregrinus
Common nameRing-tailed possum

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity10.1 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In captivity one specimen lived for 10.1 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity365 days
Male sexual maturity365 days
Gestation
Weaning180 days
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval200 days
Weight at birth0.3 g
Weight at weaning400 g
Adult weight850 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual73 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature311ºK or 37.4ºC or 99.3ºF
Basal metabolic rate2.2700 W
Body mass859.3 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.002642 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
[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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