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AnAge entry for Setonix brachyurus

Classification (HAGRID: 02871)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Diprotodontia
                Family: Macropodidae
                    Genus: Setonix
SpeciesSetonix brachyurus
Common nameQuokka

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity13.8 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

These animals live over 10 years in the wild. In captivity they live up to 13.8 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity252 days
Male sexual maturity389 days
Gestation26 days
Weaning190 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth0.404 g
Weight at weaning500 g
Adult weight3,500 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0081 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual81 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperatureNot yet available
Basal metabolic rate4.6950 W
Body mass2702.3 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001737 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
[0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials
[0249] Harman and Moore (1999), Number of neurons in the retinal ganglion cell layer of the quokka wallaby do not change throughout life, PubMed
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0250] Fleming et al. (1996), Development and ageing of the RPE in a marsupial, the quokka, PubMed
[0251] Zhang and Augusteyn (1994), Ageing of glutathione reductase in the lens, PubMed
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves
[0252] Stanley et al. (1975), Comparison of doubling numbers attained by cultured animal cells with life span of species, PubMed

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