AnAge entry for Geomys personatus
Classification (HAGRID: 02975)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Rodentia
Family: Geomyidae
Genus: Geomys
- Species
- Geomys personatus
- Common name
- Texas pocket gopher
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
In the wild, the estimated lifespan of these animals is 2 years [0614]. Maximum lifespan is unknown.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- Weaning
- Litter size
- 3.3 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- 2
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 397 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
- [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
- [0614] Williams (1982), Geomys personatus
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 180217
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 35659
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