AnAge entry for Antechinus flavipes

Classification (HAGRID: 02451)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Dasyuromorphia
                Family: Dasyuridae
                    Genus: Antechinus
Species
Antechinus flavipes
Common name
Yellow-footed antechinus

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity
3.9 years (captivity)
Source
ref. 671
Sample size
Small
Data quality
Acceptable
Observations
No observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
345 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
25 days
Weaning
90 days
Litter size
7 (viviparous)
Litters per year
1
Inter-litter interval
365 days
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight
45 g
Postnatal growth rate
0.0351 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual
44%

Metabolism

Typical body temperature
308ºK or 35.0ºC or 95.0ºF
Basal metabolic rate
0.2520 W
Body mass
46.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass
0.005419 W/g

References

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System
ITIS 552594
Animal Diversity Web
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Encyclopaedia of Life
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NCBI Taxonomy
Taxonomy ID 38775
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