AnAge entry for Ellobius talpinus

Classification (HAGRID: 02880)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Ellobius
Species: Ellobius talpinus
Common name: Northern mole vole
Synonyms: Spalax murinus, Georychus rufescens, Ellobius talpinus ciscaucasica, Ellobius talpinus transcaspiae

Maximum longevity: 6.4 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 1411
Sample size: Large
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Wild northern mole voles longevity rarely exceeds 2 years. Captive mole voles have been shown to live up to 5 years. Females that reproduce live significantly longer than non-breeding females [1155]. Animals kept in captivity lived for 6.4 years [1411].

No information on metabolism is available.

[1411] Novikov et al. (2017), Reproduction, ageing, and longevity in two species of laboratory rodents with different life histories (PubMed)
[1155] Novikov et al. (2015), Reproduction, aging and mortality rate in social subterranean mole voles (Ellobius talpinus Pall.) (PubMed)
[1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
[0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals