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AnAge entry for Spalacopus cyanus

Classification (HAGRID: 03437)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Octodontidae
                    Genus: Spalacopus
SpeciesSpalacopus cyanus
Common nameCoruro

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity10.8 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One female lived 10.8 years in captivity until it disappeared [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
Weaning
Litter size2.4 (viviparous)
Litters per year1.8
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight98 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual109 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature310ºK or 36.5ºC or 97.7ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.5610 W
Body mass126.2 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.004445 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
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World

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