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AnAge entry for Zapus hudsonius

Classification (HAGRID: 03214)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Dipodidae
                    Genus: Zapus
SpeciesZapus hudsonius
Common nameMeadow jumping mouse

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity5.6 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In the wild, these animals probably do not live more than 3 years. One specimen lived at least 5.6 years in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity61 days
Male sexual maturity61 days
Gestation19 days
Weaning28 days
Litter size5.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year2.1
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth0.8 g
Weight at weaning7.8 g
Adult weight18 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0328 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual73 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperatureNot yet available
Basal metabolic rate0.2190 W
Body mass26.1 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.008391 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
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
[0676] Purvis and Harvey (1995), Mammal life-history evolution: a comparative test of Charnov’s model
[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
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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