AnAge entry for Microtus subterraneus

Classification (HAGRID: 02897)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Microtus
Species
Microtus subterraneus
Common name
European pine vole
Synonyms
Pitymys dacius, Pitymys ehiki, Pitymys incertoides, Pitymys klozeli, Pitymys kupelwieseri, Pitymys mustersi, Pitymys nyirensis, Hypudaeus rufescente-fuscus, Hypudaeus rufofuscus, Pitymys transsylvanicus, Pitymys ukrainicus, Pitymys zimmermanni, Pitymys subterraneus atratus, Pitymys multiplex brauneri, Pitymys subterraneus capucinus, Pitymys majori fingeri, Arvicola agrestis fusca, Pitymys multiplex hercegovinensis, Pitymys dacius hungaricus, Pitymys nyirensis martinoi, Pitymys subterraneus matrensis, Pitymys suberraneus wettsteini

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity
Not yet established
Observations

Little is known about the longevity of these animals. Anecdotal reports suggest they live up to 4 years.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
96 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
22 days
Weaning
24 days
Litter size
2.7 (viviparous)
Litters per year
4
Inter-litter interval
24 days
Weight at birth
1.6 g
Weight at weaning
9.4 g
Adult weight
20 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

Typical body temperature
311ºK or 37.8ºC or 100.0ºF
Basal metabolic rate
0.2760 W
Body mass
17.8 g
Metabolic rate per body mass
0.015506 W/g

References

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System
ITIS 632893
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NCBI Taxonomy
Taxonomy ID 137712
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