AnAge entry for Chaetophractus nationi
Classification (HAGRID: 02437)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Cingulata
Family: Dasypodidae
Genus: Chaetophractus
- Species
- Chaetophractus nationi
- Common name
- Andean hairy armadillo
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Not much is known about the longevity of these animals, but one specimen lived 14 years in captivity [0671]. Their maximum longevity could be underestimated as detailed studies are lacking.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- Weaning
- Litter size
- 1.5 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 2,150 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
- Typical body temperature
- 309ºK or 35.5ºC or 95.9ºF
- Basal metabolic rate
- 3.1180 W
- Body mass
- 2150.0 g
- Metabolic rate per body mass
- 0.001450 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
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 624895
- Animal Diversity Web
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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