AnAge entry for Napaeozapus insignis

Classification (HAGRID: 02958)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Dipodidae
                    Genus: Napaeozapus
Species
Napaeozapus insignis
Common name
Woodland jumping mouse
Synonyms
Zapus insignis abietorum, Napaeozapus insignis frutectanus, Napaeozapus insignis algonquinensis, Napaeozapus insignis gaspensis, Zapus insignis roanensis, Napaeozapus insignis saguenayensis

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity
Not yet established
Observations

In the wild these animals live up to 4 years [0434]. Little is known about their longevity in captivity.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
256 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
29 days
Weaning
36 days
Litter size
4 (viviparous)
Litters per year
1.3
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
0.9 g
Weight at weaning
8.9 g
Adult weight
25 g
Postnatal growth rate
0.0277 days-1 (from Gompertz function)

Metabolism

Typical body temperature
310ºK or 37.0ºC or 98.6ºF
Basal metabolic rate
0.2200 W
Body mass
21.8 g
Metabolic rate per body mass
0.010092 W/g

References

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System
ITIS 180390
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Encyclopaedia of Life
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NCBI Taxonomy
Taxonomy ID 101671
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