AnAge entry for Galemys pyrenaicus
Classification (HAGRID: 03237)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Soricomorpha
Family: Talpidae
Genus: Galemys
- Species
- Galemys pyrenaicus
- Common name
- Pyrenean desman
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
In the wild, these animals have been estimated to live up to 4 years [0542]. It is possible, albeit unknown, that they live much longer in captivity.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 730 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 730 days
- Gestation
- 30 days
- Weaning
- Litter size
- 4 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- 2
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 57.5 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
- [0678] Symonds (1999), Life histories of the Insectivora: the role of phylogeny, metabolism, and sex differences
- [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
- [0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 633830
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 202257
- Entrez
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