AnAge entry for Microtus ochrogaster

Classification (HAGRID: 02527)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Microtus
Species: Microtus ochrogaster
Common name: Prairie vole
Synonyms: Hypudaeus ochrogaster, Microtus ludovicianus, Arvicola austerus, Arvicola cinnamonea, Arvicola haydenii, Arvicola austerus minor, Microtus ochrogaster ohioensis, Microtus ochrogaster similis, Microtus ochrogaster taylori, Microtus ochrogaster ludovicianus

Maximum longevity: 5.3 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: In the wild, these animals probably live less than a year [0617]. One wild born specimen was about 5.3 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

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

[0817] Bielby et al. (2007), The fast-slow continuum in mammalian life history: an empirical reevaluation (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
[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
[0617] Stalling (1990), Microtus ochrogaster
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves