AnAge entry for Myodes rufocanus

Classification (HAGRID: 02899)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Myodes
Species
Myodes rufocanus
Common name
Gray red-backed vole
Synonyms
Clethrionomys rufocanus, Clethrionomys sikotanensis, Evotomys arsenjevi, Evotomys bedfordiae, Evotomys irkutensis, Arvicola kamtnschaticus, Evotomys kolymensis, Evotomys latastei, Neoaschizomys sikotanensis, Arvicola wosnessenskii, Clethrionomys yesomontanus, Craseomys rufocanus bargusinensis, Clethrionomys rufocanus kurilensis

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity
Not yet established
Observations

Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but one wild born specimen was about 3.3 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
62 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
Weaning
Litter size
4.1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
2.8
Inter-litter interval
30 days
Weight at birth
2.25 g
Weight at weaning
10 g
Adult weight
29.5 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

Typical body temperature
Not yet available
Basal metabolic rate
0.3210 W
Body mass
27.2 g
Metabolic rate per body mass
0.011801 W/g

References

External Resources

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ITIS 970617
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