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AnAge entry for Sciurus vulgaris

Classification (HAGRID: 03494)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Sciuridae
                    Genus: Sciurus
SpeciesSciurus vulgaris
Common nameEurasian red squirrel

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity14.8 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In the wild, these animals may live up to 12 years [0542]. One specimen lived over 14.8 years in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity296 days
Male sexual maturity320 days
Gestation38 days
Weaning62 days
Litter size5 (viviparous)
Litters per year2
Inter-litter interval91 days
Weight at birth9.25 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight600 g
Postnatal growth rate0.021 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual113 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0817] Bielby et al. (2007), The fast-slow continuum in mammalian life history: an empirical reevaluation, PubMed
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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