AnAge entry for Zyzomys argurus

Classification (HAGRID: 03094)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Zyzomys
Species: Zyzomys argurus
Common name: Common rock rat
Synonyms: Mesembriomys argurus indutus

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but one specimen lived 4.2 years in captivity [0671].

No information on metabolism is available.

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[0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
[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