AnAge entry for Acrobates pygmaeus

Classification (HAGRID: 02507)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Diprotodontia
                Family: Acrobatidae
                    Genus: Acrobates
Species
Acrobates pygmaeus
Common name
Pygmy gliding possum

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity
8.8 years (captivity)
Source
ref. 671
Sample size
Large
Data quality
High
Observations

In zoos, these animals have been known to live up to 8.8 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
240 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Gestation
Weaning
99 days
Litter size
3 (viviparous)
Litters per year
2
Inter-litter interval
114 days
Weight at birth
0.0178 g
Weight at weaning
5.65 g
Adult weight
13 g
Postnatal growth rate
0.0254 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual
121%

Metabolism

Typical body temperature
308ºK or 34.7ºC or 94.5ºF
Basal metabolic rate
0.0840 W
Body mass
14.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass
0.006000 W/g

References

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System
ITIS 609845
Animal Diversity Web
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Encyclopaedia of Life
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NCBI Taxonomy
Taxonomy ID 190720
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