AnAge entry for Lemniscomys striatus

Classification (HAGRID: 03042)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Lemniscomys
Species: Lemniscomys striatus
Common name: Typical striped grass mouse
Synonyms: Arvicanthis fasciatus, Mus massaicus, Golunda pulchella, Arvicanthis pulcher, Arvicanthis pulchellus ardens, Arvicanthis pulchellus micropus, Lemniscomys pulchellus spermophilus, Arvicanthis striatus venustus

Maximum longevity: 4.8 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Although the life expectancy of these animals in the wild is short with few adults living past their first breeding season, one captive specimen lived 4.8 years [0671].

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