AnAge entry for Saccostomus campestris

Classification (HAGRID: 03104)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Nesomyidae
                    Genus: Saccostomus
Species: Saccostomus campestris
Common name: Pouched mouse
Synonyms: Saccostomus anderssoni, Saccostomus fuscus, Saccostomus hildae, Saccostomus lapidarius, Saccostomus limpopoensis, Saccostomus mashonae, Saccostomus pagei, Saccostomus streeteri

Maximum longevity: 4.5 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: The implantation can be delayed in these animals, depending on the time of the year. In the wild, it has been estimated that they live up to 3 years [0542]. One captive specimen lived 4.5 years [0671].

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3 (PubMed)
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals