AnAge entry for Peromyscus crinitus
Classification (HAGRID: 02913)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Peromyscus
- Species
- Peromyscus crinitus
- Common name
- Canyon mouse
- Synonyms
- Sitomys auripectus, Peromyscus petraius, Peromyscus stephensi, Peromyscus crinitus delgadilli, Peromyscus crinitus disparilis, Peromyscus crinitus doutii, Peromyscus crinitus pallidissimus, Peromyscus crinitus pergracilis, Peromyscus crinitus peridoneus, Peromyscus crinitus rupicolus, Peromyscus crinitus scitulus, Peromyscus crinitus scopulorum
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 7.7 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 647
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Record longevity in captivity has been recorded as 7.7 years [0647], which is possible.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 70 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 70 days
- Gestation
- 24 days
- Weaning
- 28 days
- Litter size
- 3 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- 2.05
- Inter-litter interval
- 27 days
- Weight at birth
- 2.2 g
- Weight at weaning
- 14.1 g
- Adult weight
- 16.5 g
- Postnatal growth rate
- Maximum longevity residual
- 102%
Metabolism
- Typical body temperature
- 309ºK or 35.7ºC or 96.3ºF
- Basal metabolic rate
- 0.1620 W
- Body mass
- 20.5 g
- Metabolic rate per body mass
- 0.007902 W/g
References
- [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)
- [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
- [0647] Egoscue et al. (1970), Some fecundity and longevity records for captive small mammals
- [0773] PeroBase
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 180284
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 144753
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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