AnAge entry for Synaptomys cooperi
Classification (HAGRID: 02932)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Synaptomys
- Species
- Synaptomys cooperi
- Common name
- Southern bog lemming
- Synonyms
- Synaptomys fatuus, Arvicola gossii, Synaptomys helaletes, Synaptomys stonei, Synaptomys cooperi kentucki, Synaptomys cooperi paludis, Synaptomys cooperi relictus, Synaptomys cooperi saturatus, Synaptomys cooperi helaletes
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Little is known about the longevity of these animals, though they have been reported to live up to 2.5 years in captivity [0542].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- 23 days
- Weaning
- 23 days
- Litter size
- 3 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- 2.5
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- 3.46 g
- Weight at weaning
- 20 g
- Adult weight
- 27 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
- [0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
- [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
- [0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
External Resources
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- ITIS 180324
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- Taxonomy ID 364155
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