AnAge entry for Meriones libycus
Classification (HAGRID: 02681)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Meriones
- Species
- Meriones libycus
- Common name
- Libyan jird
- Synonyms
- Gerbillus caucasicus, Meriones caucasius, Meriones collium, Gerbillus erythrourus, Gerbillus eversmanni, Meriones gaetulus, Gerbillus guyonii, Meriones iranensis, Meriones mariae, Meriones melanurus, Gerbillus renaultii, Gerbillus schousboeii, Meriones syrius, Gerbillus turfanensis, Meriones erythrourus aquilo, Meriones libycus caudatus, Meriones syrius edithae, Meriones syrius evelynae, Pallasiomys erythrourus marginae, Pallasiomys erythrourus maxeratis, Pallasiomys erythrourus oxianus, Pallasiomys erythrourus sogdianus, Meriones schousboei tuareg, Meriones libycus confalonierii
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 5.2 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 671
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Record longevity in captivity is 5.2 years [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
- [0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
- [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
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 632980
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 298886
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