AnAge entry for Blarina hylophaga
Classification (HAGRID: 02845)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Soricomorpha
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Blarina
- Species
- Blarina hylophaga
- Common name
- Elliot's short-tailed shrew
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 2.8 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 434
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In captivity, these animals have reportedly lived for nearly 2.8 years [0434].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
- [0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 179969
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 183659
- Entrez
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- Images
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