AnAge entry for Microtus longicaudus

Classification (HAGRID: 02891)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Microtus
Species
Microtus longicaudus
Common name
Long-tailed vole
Synonyms
Microtus coronarius, Microtus longicaudus coronarius, Microtus longicaudus longicaudus, Arvicola alticolus, Microtus angusticeps, Arvicola leucophaeus, Microtus macrurus, Arvicola mordax, Microtus vellerosus, Microtus mordax abditus, Microtus mordax angustus, Microtus longicaudus baileyi, Microtus mordax bernardinus, Microtus mordax halli, Microtus longicaudus incanus, Microtus mordax latus, Microtus mordax littoralis, Microtus mordax sierrae

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity
Not yet established
Observations

In the wild, these animals rarely live more than a year. Two females have been reported to live 1.1 years [0619]. Maximum longevity is unknown.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
Weaning
Litter size
5.22 (viviparous)
Litters per year
1.9
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight
36.7 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

Typical body temperature
311ºK or 38.0ºC or 100.4ºF
Basal metabolic rate
0.3830 W
Body mass
32.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass
0.011785 W/g

References

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System
ITIS 180299
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NCBI Taxonomy
Taxonomy ID 98314
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