AnAge entry for Acomys cahirinus

Classification (HAGRID: 03014)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Acomys
Species: Acomys cahirinus
Common name: Spiny mouse
Synonyms: Acomys hunteri, Acomys sabryi, Acomys viator, Acomys cahirinus helmyi, Acomys dimidiatus megalodus

Maximum longevity: 5.9 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: In captivity, average longevity is about 3 years. Older mothers have larger litters [0434]. One captive specimen lived at least 5.9 years [0671].

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[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
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3 (PubMed)
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0245] Niedzwiedz et al. (1999), Analysis of some biophysical and biochemical parameters of long bones of spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus) in its life cycle (PubMed)
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0246] Dawirs et al. (1992), Naturally occurring degrading events in axon terminals of the dentate gyrus and stratum lucidum in the spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus) during maturation, adulthood and aging (PubMed)
[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