AnAge entry for Dasyprocta leporina

Classification (HAGRID: 02945)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Dasyproctidae
                    Genus: Dasyprocta
Species: Dasyprocta leporina
Common name: Red-rumped agouti, or Agouti
Synonyms: Dasyprocta rubrata

Maximum longevity: 17.8 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: These animals have been reported to live up to 17.8 years in captivity [0671].

[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
[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
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction