AnAge entry for Sciurus granatensis
Classification (HAGRID: 03164)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Sciurus
- Species
- Sciurus granatensis
- Common name
- Red-tailed squirrel
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 11.5 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 671
- Sample size
- Tiny
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In the wild, one female was reported to live at least 7 years [0630]. One captive male lived at least 11.5 years at San Diego Zoo [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- Weaning
- 61 days
- Litter size
- 1.93 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- 1.95
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- 9.5 g
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 374 g
- Postnatal growth rate
- Maximum longevity residual
- 95%
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
- [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
- [0630] Nitikman (1985), Sciurus granatensis
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 632427
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 226870
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