AnAge entry for Cryptomys damarensis

Classification (HAGRID: 02843)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Bathyergidae
                    Genus: Cryptomys
Species: Cryptomys damarensis
Common name: Damaraland mole-rat
Synonyms: Cryptomys lugardi, Cryptomys micklemi, Cryptomys ovamboensis

Maximum longevity: 15.5 years (captivity)
Source: Bruce Goldman, pers. comm.
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One breeding pair was at least 15.5 years of age when they died in captivity. Old animals often develop a much lighter pelage (Bruce Goldman, pers. comm.). Animals of this genus have been estimated to live up to 16 to 20.6 years [1407].

[1407] Lewis et al. (2016), Unraveling the message: insights into comparative genomics of the naked mole-rat (PubMed)
[0966] Edrey et al. (2012), Sustained high levels of neuregulin-1 in the longest-lived rodents; a key determinant of rodent longevity (PubMed)
[0924] Sura et al. (2011), Neoplasia and granulomas surrounding microchip transponders in Damaraland mole rats (Cryptomys damarensis) (PubMed)
[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)
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World