AnAge entry for Pseudantechinus woolleyae
Classification (HAGRID: 02475)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Dasyuromorphia
Family: Dasyuridae
Genus: Pseudantechinus
- Species
- Pseudantechinus woolleyae
- Common name
- Woolley's pseudantechinus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but they have been reported to live up to 4 years [0522]. One captive specimen lived 3.2 years [0671]. Considering the longevity of similar species and the lack of detailed studies, maximum longevity could be considerably higher, though.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 300 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- Weaning
- Litter size
- 6 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 38 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
- [0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials
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- ITIS 552632
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- Taxonomy ID 32559
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