AnAge entry for Petaurista philippensis
Classification (HAGRID: 03151)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Petaurista
- Species
- Petaurista philippensis
- Common name
- Indian giant flying squirrel
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but one wild born specimen was still alive in captivity at about 11 years of age [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- 46 days
- Weaning
- 91 days
- Litter size
- 1 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- 56 g
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 1,652 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
- [0730] Smith et al. (2003), Body mass of late Quaternary mammals
- [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 632514
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 89095
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