AnAge entry for Kerodon rupestris

Classification (HAGRID: 02499)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Caviidae
                    Genus: Kerodon
Species: Kerodon rupestris
Common name: Rock cavy

Maximum longevity: 12.9 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One captive specimen was still alive at 12.9 years of age [0671].

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

[0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
[1032] McNab (2008), An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR (PubMed)
[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
[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