AnAge entry for Peromyscus californicus

Classification (HAGRID: 02912)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Peromyscus
Species: Peromyscus californicus
Common name: California mouse
Synonyms: Peromyscus insignis, Hesperomys parasiticus, Peromyscus californicus benitoensis, Peromyscus californicus mariposae

Maximum longevity: 5.5 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One specimen lived 5.5 years in captivity until it escaped [0671].

[1117] Harris and Saltzman (2013), Effects of aging on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity and reactivity in virgin male and female California mice (Peromyscus californicus) (PubMed)
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3 (PubMed)
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0773] PeroBase