AnAge entry for Chaetodipus nelsoni
Classification (HAGRID: 02989)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Chaetodipus
- Species
- Chaetodipus nelsoni
- Common name
- Nelson's pocket mouse
- Synonyms
- Perognathus nelsoni
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
In the wild animals have been found to survive for more than 2.6 years [0612]. Their maximum longevity is unknown.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- 30 days
- Weaning
- Litter size
- 3.68 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 14.4 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0612] Best (1994), Chaetodipus nelsoni
- [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 552485
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 145412
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