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AnAge entry for Solenodon paradoxus

Classification (HAGRID: 03533)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Soricomorpha
                Family: Solenodontidae
                    Genus: Solenodon
SpeciesSolenodon paradoxus
Common nameHaitian solenodon

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity12.1 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One specimen was estimated to be 12.1 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation50 days
Weaning75 days
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year2
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth100 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight1,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual86 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0678] Symonds (1999), Life histories of the Insectivora: the role of phylogeny, metabolism, and sex differences
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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