AnAge entry for Lagidium peruanum

Classification (HAGRID: 02866)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Chinchillidae
                    Genus: Lagidium
Species: Lagidium peruanum
Common name: Peruvian mountain viscacha

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Not much is known about the longevity of these animals. One wild born specimen was about 10 years old when still living in captivity [0671]. Considering the longevity of similar species, maximum longevity could be much longer and must be considered unknown.

No information on metabolism is available.

[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