AnAge entry for Georychus capensis

Classification (HAGRID: 02481)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Bathyergidae
                    Genus: Georychus
Species: Georychus capensis
Common name: Cape mole-rat
Synonyms: Georychus buffonii, Georychus leucops, Georychus yatesi, Georychus capensis canescens

Maximum longevity: 11.2 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Tiny
Data quality: Questionable
Observations: In the wild, these animals have been reported to live up to 3 years [0434]. One captive specimen lived 11.2 years at the Cincinnati Zoo [0671]. Very few specimens have been kept in captivity and thus this species could be considerably longer lived.

: 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)
[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