AnAge entry for Onychomys leucogaster

Classification (HAGRID: 02544)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Onychomys
Species: Onychomys leucogaster
Common name: Northern grasshopper mouse
Synonyms: Onychomys arcticeps, Onychomys fuliginosus, Onychomys longipes, Mus missouriensis, Onychomys ruidosae, Onychomys leucogaster albescens, Onychomys leucogaster breviauritus, Onychomys leucogaster brevicaudus, Onychomys leucogaster capitulatus, Onychomys leucogriseus fuscogriseus, Onychomys leucogaster melanophrys, Onychomys melanophrys pallescens, Onychomys leucogaster pallidus, Onychomys leucogaster utahensis

Maximum longevity: 5.6 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Tiny
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Females can reproduce for up to 3 years [0434]. One specimen lived 5.6 years in captivity [0671]. Various age-related diseases, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease, have been observed in old animals [0965].

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves
[0965] O'Farrell and Cosgrove (1975), Longevity and age-related lesions in a laboratory colony of grasshopper mice, Onychomys leucogaster