AnAge entry for Sylvilagus audubonii

Classification (HAGRID: 02928)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae Genus: Sylvilagus
Species	Sylvilagus audubonii
Common name	Audubon's cottontail rabbit
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	7.8 years (captivity)
Source	ref. 671
Sample size	small
Data quality	acceptable
Observations	No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	164 days
Male sexual maturity	107 days
Gestation	29 days
Weaning	28 days
Litter size	3 (viviparous)
Litters per year	5
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth	34.5 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight	900 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual	56 %
Metabolism
Typical body temperature	311ºK or 38.3ºC or 100.9ºF
Basal metabolic rate	2.5060 W
Body mass	686.9 g
Metabolic rate per body mass	0.003648 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 [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data [0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 180122
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account
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