AnAge entry for Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
Classification (HAGRID: 02512)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Hypsiprymnodontidae
Genus: Hypsiprymnodon
- Species
- Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
- Common name
- Musky rat kangaroo
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Little is known about the longevity of animals. One captive specimen lived for 4 years [0671], and they have been reported to live for 6 years [0522]. Without further studies, however, their maximum longevity must be classified as unknown.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Gestation
- Weaning
- 270 days
- Litter size
- 2 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- Inter-litter interval
- 365 days
- Weight at birth
- Weight at weaning
- 250 g
- Adult weight
- 500 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
- [0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials
- [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
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- ITIS 552703
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- Taxonomy ID 65631
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