AnAge entry for Thomomys bottae

Classification (HAGRID: 02976)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Geomyidae
                    Genus: Thomomys
Species: Thomomys bottae
Common name: Botta's pocket gopher

Maximum longevity: 6.1 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: These animals may live up to 4.8 years in the wild [0648]. One captive specimen lived 6.1 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)
[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
[0648] Howard and Childs (1959), Ecology of pocket gophers with emphasis on Thomomys bottae mewa