AnAge entry for Marmota marmota

Classification (HAGRID: 02775)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Sciuridae
                    Genus: Marmota
Species: Marmota marmota
Common name: Alpine marmot

Maximum longevity: 17.4 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: In the wild these animals live up to 13-15 years [0434]. One wild born specimen was still alive at about 17.4 years of age [0671]. There are also anecdotal reports of animals living over 18 years.

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[1253] Berger et al. (2016), Age-specific survival in the socially monogamous alpine marmot ( Marmota marmota ): evidence of senescence
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0272] Anderson and King (1988), Subclinical lumbar polyradiculopathy in multiple aged mammalian species (PubMed)