AnAge entry for Myodes glareolus

Classification (HAGRID: 02898)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Myodes
Species
Myodes glareolus
Common name
Bank vole
Synonyms
Clethrionomys glareolus, Evotomys alstoni, Lemmus arvalis, Myodes bicolor, Evotomys caesarius, Evotomys erica, Arvicola fulvus, Evotomys gorka, Hypudacus hercynicus, Hypudaeus nageri, Evotomys norvegicus, Evotomys ponticus, Lemmus pratensis, Arvicola pratensis, Arvicola riparia, Lemmus rubidus, Evotomys skomerensis, Evotomys vasconiae, Evotomys hercynicus britannicus, Evotomys nageri hallucalis, Evotomys hercynicus helveticus, Clethrionomys glareolus insulaebellae, Evotomys glareolus intermedius, Evotomys glareolus istericus, Evotomys glareolus italicus, Evotomys glareolus jurassicus, Mus rutilus minor, Evotomys glareolus ognevi, Evotomys glareolus reinwaldti, Evotomys glareolus ruttneri, Evotomys glareolus saianicus, Evotomys glareolus sobrus, Evotomys hercynicus suecicus, Evotomys nageri vesanus, Evotomys glareolus wasjuganensis

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity
4.9 years (captivity)
Source
ref. 671
Sample size
Small
Data quality
Acceptable
Observations
No observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
47 days
Male sexual maturity
72 days
Gestation
20 days
Weaning
20 days
Litter size
4.3 (viviparous)
Litters per year
3.2
Inter-litter interval
21 days
Weight at birth
1.82 g
Weight at weaning
9.8 g
Adult weight
20.8 g
Postnatal growth rate
0.0809 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual
63%

Metabolism

Typical body temperature
Not yet available
Basal metabolic rate
0.3120 W
Body mass
21.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass
0.014512 W/g

References

External Resources

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