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AnAge entry for Spilocuscus maculatus

Classification (HAGRID: 02885)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Diprotodontia
                Family: Phalangeridae
                    Genus: Spilocuscus
SpeciesSpilocuscus maculatus
Common nameSpotted cuscus

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity17 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizetiny
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In the wild these animals have been estimated to live up to 11 years [0542]. One specimen lived for 13.2 years in captivity and could have been up to 17 years old [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity243 days
Gestation13 days
Weaning240 days
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning1,700 g
Adult weight3,500 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual99 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature308ºK or 34.7ºC or 94.5ºF
Basal metabolic rate6.2700 W
Body mass4250.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001475 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
[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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals

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