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AnAge entry for Ptilocercus lowii

Classification (HAGRID: 03523)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Scandentia
                Family: Ptilocercidae
                    Genus: Ptilocercus
SpeciesPtilocercus lowii
Common namePen-tailed tree shrew

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevityNot yet established
Observations

Little is known about the longevity of these animals. One captive specimen lived for 2.7 years [0671], but maximum longevity is likely much longer.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
Weaning
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth10 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight42.5 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

Typical body temperatureNot yet available
Basal metabolic rate0.2400 W
Body mass57.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.004174 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
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals

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