AnAge entry for Micromys minutus

Classification (HAGRID: 02691)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Micromys
Species: Micromys minutus
Common name: Old World harvest mouse
Synonyms: Micromys agilis, Mus arundinaceus, Mus arvensis, Mus avenarius, Mus campestris, Mus erythrotis, Mus meridionalis, Mus messorius, Mus minatus, Mus minimus, Mus oryzivorus, Mus parvulus, Mus pendulinus, Mus pratensis, Mus pumilus, Mus pygmaeus, Mus soricinus, Mus triticeus, Micromys minutus aokii, Mus minutus batarovi, Micromys minutus berezowskii, Micromys minutus brauneri, Mus minutus fenniae, Mus minutus flavus, Micromys minutus hondonis, Micromys minutus japonicus, Micromys minutus kytmanovi, Micromys minutus mehelyi, Mus minutus sareptae, Micromys minutus subobscurus, Micromys minutus takasagoensis, Mus minutus typicus, Mus minutus ussuricus

Maximum longevity: 3.8 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Large
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: In the wild, these animals live up to 1.5 years. It has been reported that in captivity they may live up to 5 years [0434], which is doubtful. Record longevity in captivity is 3.8 years [0671].

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

[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
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3 (PubMed)
[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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction