AnAge entry for Reithrodontomys humulis
Classification (HAGRID: 02927)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Reithrodontomys
- Species
- Reithrodontomys humulis
- Common name
- Eastern harvest mouse
- Synonyms
- Mus carolinensis, Mus lecontii, Reithrodontomys merriami, Reithrodontomys humulis dickinsoni, Reithrodontomys lecontii impiger, Reithrodontomys humulis virginianus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
In captivity they live on average 2.2 years, though in the wild they tend to live less than one year [0629].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 105 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- 23 days
- Weaning
- 23 days
- Litter size
- 2.9 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- Inter-litter interval
- 32 days
- Weight at birth
- 1.115 g
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 10.3 g
- Postnatal growth rate
- 0.0694 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
- [0629] Stalling (1997), Reithrodontomys humulis
- [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
- [0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 180342
- Animal Diversity Web
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 129430
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