AnAge entry for Marmota bobak
Classification (HAGRID: 03138)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Marmota
- Species
- Marmota bobak
- Common name
- Bobak marmot
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
It is estimated that these animals live up to 15 years in the wild [0542]. Little is known about their longevity in captivity, though, with record longevity only 7.4 years [0671]. Further studies are necessary.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,095 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- 40 days
- Weaning
- 37 days
- Litter size
- 4.5 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- 0.5
- Inter-litter interval
- 730 days
- Weight at birth
- 35.5 g
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 7,300 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
- [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
- [0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 632379
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 93158
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