AnAge entry for Perognathus flavus

Classification (HAGRID: 02635)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Heteromyidae
                    Genus: Perognathus
Species: Perognathus flavus
Common name: Silky pocket mouse

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but they have been known to live up to 4.9 years [0520].

: 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
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0520] Philip Altman and Dorothy Dittmer (1962), Growth including reproduction and morphological development