AnAge entry for Neotoma cinerea

Classification (HAGRID: 02903)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Neotoma
Species
Neotoma cinerea
Common name
Bushy-tailed woodrat
Synonyms
Neotoma arizonae, Neotoma cinnamomea, Myoxus drummondii, Neotoma grangeri, Neotoma occidentalis, Neotoma orolestes, Neotoma saxamans, Teonoma cinerea acraea, Neotoma cinerea alticola, Neotoma fuscus apicalis, Neotoma cinerea columbiana, Neotoma occidentalis fusca, Neotoma cinerea lucida, Neotoma cinerea macrodon, Neotoma cinerea pulla, Teonoma cinerea acraia

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity
Not yet established
Observations

Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but one captive specimen lived for 5.8 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
353 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
30 days
Weaning
27 days
Litter size
3.68 (viviparous)
Litters per year
2
Inter-litter interval
30 days
Weight at birth
13.5 g
Weight at weaning
107 g
Adult weight
335.5 g
Postnatal growth rate
0.0442 days-1 (from Gompertz function)

Metabolism

Typical body temperature
Not yet available
Basal metabolic rate
1.1520 W
Body mass
256.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass
0.004491 W/g

References

External Resources

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ITIS 180371
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NCBI Taxonomy
Taxonomy ID 105147
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