AnAge entry for Conilurus penicillatus

Classification (HAGRID: 02662)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Conilurus
Species: Conilurus penicillatus
Common name: Brush-tailed rabbit rat
Synonyms: Hapalotis hemileucurus, Hapalotis melanura, Conilurus melibius

Maximum longevity: 4.5 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One captive specimen lived 4.5 years before being released in the wild [0671]. Anecdotal reports suggesting these animals live more than 5 years [0610], albeit plausible, have not been confirmed.

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

[1032] McNab (2008), An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR (PubMed)
[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
[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