AnAge entry for Thomomys mazama
Classification (HAGRID: 03335)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Rodentia
Family: Geomyidae
Genus: Thomomys
- Species
- Thomomys mazama
- Common name
- Western pocket gopher
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
In the wild, these animals are expected to live up to 5 years [0542]. Little is known about their longevity in captivity.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- 30 days
- Weaning
- Litter size
- 5 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- 1
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 75 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0730] Smith et al. (2003), Body mass of late Quaternary mammals
- [0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
- [0643] Scheffer (1938), Breeding records of Pacific Coast pocket gophers
External Resources
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- ITIS 180226
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