AnAge entry for Rattus lutreolus

Classification (HAGRID: 03082)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Rattus
Species: Rattus lutreolus
Common name: Australian swamp rat
Synonyms: Rattus lacus, Mus tetragonurus, Mus vellerosus, Mus velutinus, Rattus lutreolus imbil, Rattus lutreolus cambricus

Maximum longevity: 4.4 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: In the wild, these animals tend to live less than one year, with a record of 2.4 years [0628]. One captive specimen lived 4.4 years [0671].

[1032] McNab (2008), An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR (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
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0628] Taylor and Calaby (1988), Rattus lutreolus
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves