AnAge entry for Napaeozapus insignis

Classification (HAGRID: 02592)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Dipodidae
                    Genus: Napaeozapus
Species: Napaeozapus insignis
Common name: Woodland jumping mouse
Synonyms: Zapus insignis abietorum, Napaeozapus insignis frutectanus, Napaeozapus insignis algonquinensis, Napaeozapus insignis gaspensis, Zapus insignis roanensis, Napaeozapus insignis saguenayensis

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: In the wild these animals live up to 4 years [0434]. Little is known about their longevity in captivity.

: 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
[0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[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