AnAge entry for Scalopus aquaticus

Classification (HAGRID: 03240)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Soricomorpha
                Family: Talpidae
                    Genus: Scalopus
Species: Scalopus aquaticus
Common name: Eastern mole

Maximum longevity: 6.2 years (wild)
Source: ref. 1405
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Based on tooth wear, the longest living females was estimated to be 6.2 years and the longest living male was estimated to be 5.9 years. Furthermore, more than half of the individuals was estimated to die during the first six months of life [1405].

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