AnAge entry for Phenacomys ungava
Classification (HAGRID: 02921)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Phenacomys
- Species
- Phenacomys ungava
- Common name
- Eastern heather vole
- Synonyms
- Phenacomys celatus, Phenacomys latimanus, Phenacomys mackenzii, Phenacomys celatus crassus, Phenacomys ungava soperi
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
They have been reported to live up to 4 years [0610], but due to lack of detailed studies in this species maximum longevity is classified as unknown.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 38 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- 23 days
- Weaning
- 21 days
- Litter size
- 4.9 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- 2.4 g
- Weight at weaning
- 10 g
- Adult weight
- 27 g
- Postnatal growth rate
- 0.0554 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [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
- [0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 552492
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 1003178
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