AnAge entry for Bunolagus monticularis
Classification (HAGRID: 02593)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Bunolagus
- Species
- Bunolagus monticularis
- Common name
- Riverine rabbit
- Synonyms
- Lepus monticularis
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Knowledge regarding the longevity of these animals is limited. One wild born specimen was about 4.8 years of age when it died in captivity [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- Weaning
- Litter size
- 1 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- 45 g
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 1,250 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
- [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
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 625336
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 48085
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