AnAge entry for Hemibelideus lemuroides

Classification (HAGRID: 02207)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Diprotodontia
                Family: Pseudocheiridae
                    Genus: Hemibelideus
Species: Hemibelideus lemuroides
Common name: Lemuroid ringtail possum

Maximum longevity: 5.4 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: In the wild these animals live over 4 years [0542]. One captive specimen lived for 5.4 years [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
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals