AnAge entry for Bettongia gaimardi

Classification (HAGRID: 02201)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Diprotodontia
                Family: Potoroidae
                    Genus: Bettongia
Species: Bettongia gaimardi
Common name: Tasmanian bettong

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Not much is known about the longevity of these animals. One animal was reportedly still living after 11.8 years in captivity [0434], which is possible but unverified. Record longevity in captivity, however, belongs to one male specimen that lived 8.3 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)
[0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials
[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