AnAge entry for Otomys irroratus

Classification (HAGRID: 02702)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Otomys
Species: Otomys irroratus
Common name: Vlei rat
Synonyms: Otomys bisulcatus, Otomys capensis, Euyotis obscura, Euryotis typicus, Otomys irroratus auratus, Otomys irroratus coenosus, Otomys cupreus cupreoides, Otomys irroratus cupreus, Otomys irroratus natalensis, Otomys irroratus orientalis, Otomys irroratus randensis

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: One captive animal lived for 1.8 years and animals in the wild probably do not live more than 2 years [0625]. Still, without more detailed studies maximum longevity is classified as 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
[0625] Bronner et al. (1988), Otomys irroratus
[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