AnAge entry for Sorex vagrans

Classification (HAGRID: 03233)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Soricomorpha
                Family: Soricidae
                    Genus: Sorex
Species
Sorex vagrans
Common name
Vagrant shrew

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity
Not yet established
Observations

At high altitudes these animals may be semelparous, meaning they reproduce only once in their lifetime [0469]. It has been estimated that these animals live up to 1.3 years in the wild [0542], or maybe up to 1.5 years [0610]. Due to a lack of detailed studies, maximum longevity could be underestimated and is considered unknown.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
417 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
20 days
Weaning
30 days
Litter size
5 (viviparous)
Litters per year
2.5
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
0.5 g
Weight at weaning
5.5 g
Adult weight
7 g
Postnatal growth rate
0.159 days-1 (from Gompertz function)

Metabolism

Typical body temperature
311ºK or 38.0ºC or 100.4ºF
Basal metabolic rate
0.1570 W
Body mass
5.2 g
Metabolic rate per body mass
0.030192 W/g

References

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System
ITIS 179932
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NCBI Taxonomy
Taxonomy ID 62905
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