AnAge entry for Gerbillus nanus
Classification (HAGRID: 02670)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Gerbillus
- Species
- Gerbillus nanus
- Common name
- Baluchistan gerbil
- Synonyms
- Dipodillus arabium, Dipodillus indus, Gerbillus lixa, Dipodillus mimulus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 4.5 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 671
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Questionable
- Observations
One specimen lived 4.5 years in captivity [0671]. Nonetheless, maximum longevity might be underestimated in this species.
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
- Typical body temperature
- 312ºK or 38.8ºC or 101.8ºF
- Basal metabolic rate
- 0.1290 W
- Body mass
- 29.7 g
- Metabolic rate per body mass
- 0.004343 W/g
References
- [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)
- [0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
- [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 632954
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 298881
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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