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AnAge entry for Xerus inauris

Classification (HAGRID: 03521)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Sciuridae
                    Genus: Xerus
SpeciesXerus inauris
Common nameSouth African ground squirrel

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity11.5 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One captive animal lived 11.5 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity365 days
Male sexual maturity365 days
Gestation45 days
Weaning50 days
Litter size2.2 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth20 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight588 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual88 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature310ºK or 36.8ºC or 98.2ºF
Basal metabolic rate1.7750 W
Body mass528.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.003359 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
[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

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