AnAge entry for Funambulus pennantii

Classification (HAGRID: 03128)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Sciuridae
                    Genus: Funambulus
Species: Funambulus pennantii
Common name: Northern palm squirrel

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but one specimen lived 5.1 years in captivity and was about 6-7 years old when it was sent out [0671].

No information on metabolism is available.

[0817] Bielby et al. (2007), The fast-slow continuum in mammalian life history: an empirical reevaluation (PubMed)
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[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