AnAge entry for Philander andersoni
Classification (HAGRID: 02505)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Genus: Philander
- Species
- Philander andersoni
- Common name
- Black four-eyed opossum
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
The longevity of these animals in captivity has not been studied in detail, but one animal lived for 2.3 years [0001].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 244 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- Weaning
- Litter size
- (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 320 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
- [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 552583
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- ADW account
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 203684
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