AnAge entry for Arvicola amphibius

Classification (HAGRID: 02507)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Arvicola
Species: Arvicola amphibius
Common name: European water vole
Synonyms: Arvicola terrestris, Arvicola americana, Lemmus aquaticus, Nesokia argyropus, Arvicola destructor, Arvicola musignani, Mus paludosus, Arvicola pertinax, Arvicola tanaitica, Mus terrestris, Arvicola terrestris abrukensis, Hypudaeus terrestris aquaticus, Microtus terrestris armenius, Hypudaeus terrestris ater, Microtus terrestris barabensis, Arvicola amphibius brigantium, Arvicola terrestris caucasicus, Arvicola terrestris cubanensis, Arvicola amphibius djukovi, Arvicola terrestris ferrugineus, Arvicola musignani fuliginosus, Arvicola terrestris hintoni, Microtus terrestris hyperryphaeus, Microtus musignani illyricus, Arvicola amphibius italicus, Arvicola terrestris jacutensis, Microtus terrestris karatshaicus, Arvicola terrestris korabensis, Arvicola amphibius kuruschi, Arvicola terrestris kuznetzovi, Hypudaeus terrestris littoralis, Arvicola amphibius meridionalis, Arvicola amphibius minor, Arvicola amphibius nigricans, Arvicola terrestris obensis, Arvicola terrestris ognevi

Maximum longevity: 2.5 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Tiny
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: These animals live on average less than 6 months in the wild. It has been reported that they live up to 5 years in captivity [0434], which is doubtful even if not impossible. Record longevity in captivity is 2.5 years [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
[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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves