AnAge entry for Bettongia gaimardi

Classification (HAGRID: 02566)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Diprotodontia
                Family: Potoroidae
                    Genus: Bettongia
Species
Bettongia gaimardi
Common name
Tasmanian bettong

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity
Not yet established
Observations

Not much is known about the longevity of these animals. One animal was reportedly still living after 11.8 years in captivity [0434], which is possible but unverified. Record longevity in captivity, however, belongs to one male specimen that lived 8.3 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
252 days
Male sexual maturity
272 days
Gestation
20 days
Weaning
161 days
Litter size
1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
107 days
Weight at birth
0.307 g
Weight at weaning
789 g
Adult weight
1,725 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

Typical body temperature
309ºK or 35.6ºC or 96.1ºF
Basal metabolic rate
3.5780 W
Body mass
1385.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass
0.002583 W/g

References

External Resources

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ITIS 552699
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Taxonomy ID 223568
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