AnAge entry for Gracilinanus agilis

Classification (HAGRID: 02130)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Didelphimorphia
                Family: Didelphidae
                    Genus: Gracilinanus
Species: Gracilinanus agilis
Common name: Agile gracile opossum, or Paraguayan slender mouse opossum

Maximum longevity: 6.1 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One captive animal was still alive at 6.1 years of age [0671].

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
[0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0730] Smith et al. (2003), Body mass of late Quaternary mammals