AnAge entry for Talpa europaea
Classification (HAGRID: 03241)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Soricomorpha
Family: Talpidae
Genus: Talpa
- Species
- Talpa europaea
- Common name
- European mole
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Little is known about the longevity of these animals. It has been reported that they live up to 6 years [0678]. Without more detailed studies, however, their maximum longevity must be classified as unknown.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 182 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 182 days
- Gestation
- 28 days
- Weaning
- 31 days
- Litter size
- 3 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- 1.1
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- 3.25 g
- Weight at weaning
- 52.1 g
- Adult weight
- 92.5 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
- [0678] Symonds (1999), Life histories of the Insectivora: the role of phylogeny, metabolism, and sex differences
- [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
- [0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 633852
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- Taxonomy ID 9375
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