AnAge entry for Neotoma floridana

Classification (HAGRID: 02538)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Neotoma
Species: Neotoma floridana
Common name: Eastern woodrat
Synonyms: Neotoma floridana floridana, Neotoma floridana smalli, Neotoma attwateri, Neotoma baileyi, Neotoma campestris, Neotoma floridana haematoreia, Neotoma floridana illinoensis, Neotoma floridana osagensis, Neotoma floridana rubida

Maximum longevity: 8.6 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: In the wild, it is estimated that these animals live up to 3 years [0542]. One captive specimen lived for 8.6 years [0671].

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
[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
[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
[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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves