AnAge entry for Perognathus merriami
Classification (HAGRID: 02637)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Perognathus
- Species
- Perognathus merriami
- Common name
- Merriam's pocket mouse
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but they appear to live at least 4 years [0538].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- Weaning
- 23 days
- Litter size
- 4.5 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- 2
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 8 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 552488
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 38670
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