AnAge entry for Liomys adspersus
Classification (HAGRID: 02997)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Liomys
- Species
- Liomys adspersus
- Common name
- Panamanian spiny pocket mouse
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
In the wild, these animals live up to 1.5 years [0001]. Their maximum longevity in captivity is unknown.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 193 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Gestation
- Weaning
- Litter size
- 4 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- 1.44
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 42 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
- [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
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 625235
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 348154
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