AnAge entry for Allactaga major

Classification (HAGRID: 02588)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Dipodidae
                    Genus: Allactaga
Species: Allactaga major
Common name: Great jerboa
Synonyms: Dipus aulacotis, Dipus decumanus, Mus jaculus, Dipus spiculum, Dipus vexillarius, Allactaga jaculus macrotis, Allactaga jaculus brachyotis, Allactaga saliens chachlovi, Allactaga jaculus fuscus, Allactaga jaculus intermedius, Allactaga major djetysuensis, Allactaga saliens hochlovi

Maximum longevity: 7 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Tiny
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One wild born specimen was about 7 years old when it died in captivity [0671]. These animals do not appear to mate until the year after they are born [0434].

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

No information on metabolism is available.

[1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[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