AnAge entry for Apodemus sylvaticus

Classification (HAGRID: 02658)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Apodemus
Species: Apodemus sylvaticus
Common name: Long-tailed field mouse
Synonyms: Mus algirus, Mus chamaeropsis, Musculus dichrurus, Mus hayi, Mus hebridensis, Mus hirtensis, Mus intermedius, Mus islandicus, Mus pecchioli, Mus reboudia, Mus sylvaticus albus, Mus sylvaticus alpinus, Mus sylvaticus bergensis, Apodemus sylvaticus butei, Micromys sylvaticus callipides, Mus sylvaticus candidus, Mus sylvaticus celticus, Apodemus sylvaticus creticus, Apodemus hebridensis cumbrae, Apodemus hebridensis fiolagan, Sylvaemus sylvaticus flaviventris, Mus sylvaticus flavobrunneus, Mus sylvaticus fridariensis, Apodemus hebridensis ghia, Apodemus sylvaticus grandiculus, Apodemus fridariensis grantii, Mus sylvaticus griseus, Apodemus hebridensis hamiltoni, Mus sylvaticus isabellinus, Apodemus hebridensis larus, Mus sylvaticus leucocephalus, Apodemus hebridensis maclean, Apodemus sylvaticus maximus, Apodemus hebridensis nesiticus, Mus sylvaticus niger, Mus sylvaticus parvus, Apodemus sylvaticus spadix, Apodemus fridariensis thuleo, Apodemus hebridensis tirae

Maximum longevity: 6.3 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One wild born specimen was about 6.3 years of age when it died in captivity [0671].

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

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3 (PubMed)
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction