AnAge entry for Isoodon auratus

Classification (HAGRID: 02628)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Peramelemorphia
                Family: Peramelidae
                    Genus: Isoodon
Species: Isoodon auratus
Common name: Golden bandicoot

Maximum longevity: 6.7 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Tiny
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One captive specimen was at least 6.7 years old when it died [0671].

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[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[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)
[0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials