AnAge entry for Ptilocercus lowii

Classification (HAGRID: 03200)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Scandentia
                Family: Ptilocercidae
                    Genus: Ptilocercus
Species
Ptilocercus lowii
Common name
Pen-tailed tree shrew

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity
Not yet established
Observations

Little is known about the longevity of these animals. One captive specimen lived for 2.7 years [0671], but maximum longevity is likely much longer.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
50 days
Weaning
Litter size
2 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
10 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight
42.5 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

Typical body temperature
309ºK or 35.7ºC or 96.3ºF
Basal metabolic rate
0.2400 W
Body mass
57.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass
0.004174 W/g

References

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System
ITIS 573232
Animal Diversity Web
ADW account
Encyclopaedia of Life
Search EOL
NCBI Taxonomy
Taxonomy ID 320338
Entrez
Search all databases
Ageing Literature
Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
Images
Google Image search
Internet
Search Google