AnAge entry for Microtus richardsoni

Classification (HAGRID: 02531)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Microtus
Species: Microtus richardsoni
Common name: Water vole
Synonyms: Arvicola richardsoni, Aulacomys arvicoloides, Arvicola macropus, Microtus principalis, Microtus richardsoni myllodontus

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: In the wild, these animals are estimated to live up to 1.5 years [0542]. Without further studies, however, their maximum longevity is unknown.

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

[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