AnAge entry for Cynomys gunnisoni

Classification (HAGRID: 02758)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Sciuridae
                    Genus: Cynomys
Species: Cynomys gunnisoni
Common name: Gunnison's prairie dog

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals, though it has been estimated that they live over 10 years [0520].

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[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
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0520] Philip Altman and Dorothy Dittmer (1962), Growth including reproduction and morphological development