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AnAge entry for Tamias minimus

Classification (HAGRID: 03511)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Sciuridae
                    Genus: Tamias
SpeciesTamias minimus
Common nameLeast chipmunk
SynonymsEutamias minimus

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

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

One wild born specimen was about 10 years of age when it died in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity365 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation30 days
Weaning44 days
Litter size4.9 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth2.3 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight44.1 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual114 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature310ºK or 37.0ºC or 98.6ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.3490 W
Body mass49.3 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.007079 W/g

References
[0817] Bielby et al. (2007), The fast-slow continuum in mammalian life history: an empirical reevaluation, PubMed
[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
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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