AnAge entry for Cratogeomys castanops

Classification (HAGRID: 02973)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Geomyidae
                    Genus: Cratogeomys
Species: Cratogeomys castanops
Common name: Yellow-faced pocket gopher
Synonyms: Pappogeomys castanops

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Not much is known about the longevity of these animals, but one wild captured animal reportedly lived 4.7 years [0001].

No information on metabolism is available.

[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[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