AnAge entry for Neotoma lepida

Classification (HAGRID: 02539)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Neotoma
Species: Neotoma lepida
Common name: Desert woodrat
Synonyms: Neotoma abbreviata, Neotoma arenacea, Neotoma bella, Neotoma californica, Neotoma desertorum, Neotoma insularis, Neotoma intermedia, Neotoma nevadensis, Neotoma nudicauda, Neotoma lepida aridicola, Neotoma lepida egressa, Neotoma bella felipensis, Neotoma intermedia gilva, Neotoma lepida grinnelli, Neotoma lepida latirostra, Neotoma lepida marcosensis, Neotoma lepida marshalli, Neotoma lepida molagrandis, Neotoma lepida monstrabilis, Neotoma intermedia notia, Neotoma intermedia perpallida, Neotoma lepida petricola, Neotoma intermedia pretiosa, Neotoma intermedia ravida, Neotoma lepida sanrafaeli, Neotoma desertorum sola, Neotoma intermedia vicina, Neotoma lepida intermedia

Maximum longevity: 10.5 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One wild born specimen was about 10.5 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.

[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)
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data