AnAge entry for Burramys parvus

Classification (HAGRID: 02509)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Diprotodontia
                Family: Burramyidae
                    Genus: Burramys
Species: Burramys parvus
Common name: Mountain pygmy possum

Maximum longevity: 12 years
Source: ref. 522
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Although these animals normally do not live more than 4 years in the wild, it has been reported that females can live up to 11 years [0434]. Other reports suggest a maximum longevity of 12 years [0522], which is plausible.

[0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
[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)
[0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials
[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