AnAge entry for Sminthopsis macroura

Classification (HAGRID: 02807)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Dasyuromorphia Family: Dasyuridae Genus: Sminthopsis
Species	Sminthopsis macroura
Common name	Stripe-faced dunnart
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	4.9 years (captivity)
Source	ref. 671
Sample size	small
Data quality	acceptable
Observations	No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	119 days
Male sexual maturity	159 days
Gestation	12 days
Weaning	70 days
Litter size	4 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval	183 days
Weight at birth	0.01 g
Weight at weaning	7 g
Adult weight	20 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual	63 %
Metabolism
Typical body temperature	306ºK or 33.3ºC or 91.9ºF
Basal metabolic rate	0.1280 W
Body mass	20.6 g
Metabolic rate per body mass	0.006214 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
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 552648
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account
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