AnAge entry for Peromyscus maniculatus

Classification (HAGRID: 02551)

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Peromyscus

Species

Peromyscus maniculatus

Common name

Deer mouse

Synonyms

Hesperomys arcticus, Hesperomys austerus, Mus bairdii, Peromyscus catalinae, Peromyscus cineritius, Peromyscus dubius, Peromyscus exiguus, Hesperomys gambelii, Peromyscus geronimensis, Hesperomys gracilis, Peromyscus imperfectus, Sitomys insolatus, Peromyscus labecula, Peromyscus luteus, Peromyscus oresterus, Peromyscus perimekurus, Hesperomys sonoriensis, Peromyscus canadensis abietorum, Peromyscus maniculatus alpinus, Peromyscus maniculatus anacapae, Peromyscus maniculatus angustus, Peromyscus maniculatus anticostiensis, Hesperomys leucopus arcticus, Peromyscus canadensis argentatus, Sitomys americanus artemisiae, Peromyscus maniculatus assimilis, Peromyscus maniculatus balaclavae, Peromyscus sonoriensis blandus, Peromyscus maniculatus borealis, Sitomys americanus canadensis, Peromyscus texanus clementis, Peromyscus leucopus coolidgei, Hesperomys leucopus deserticolus, Peromyscus maniculatus dorsalis, Peromyscus maniculatus elusus, Peromyscus maniculatus eremus

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity

8.3 years (captivity)

Source

ref. 434

Sample size

Medium

Data quality

Acceptable

Observations

In the wild, most animals probably live less than 2 years but in the laboratory may live up to 8.3 years [0434].

Life history traits (averages)

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

Metabolism

Typical body temperature

310ºK or 36.6ºC or 97.9ºF

Basal metabolic rate

0.2190 W

Body mass

20.5 g

Metabolic rate per body mass

0.010683 W/g

References

• [1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
• [1136] Gomes et al. (2011), Comparative biology of mammalian telomeres: hypotheses on ancestral states and the roles of telomeres in longevity determination (PubMed)
• [0917] Ungvari et al. (2008), Testing hypotheses of aging in long-lived mice of the genus Peromyscus: association between longevity and mitochondrial stress resistance, ROS detoxification pathways, and DNA repair efficiency (PubMed)
• [0776] Seluanov et al. (2007), Telomerase activity coevolves with body mass not lifespan (PubMed)
• [0777] Harper et al. (2007), Skin-derived fibroblasts from long-lived species are resistant to some, but not all, lethal stresses and to the mitochondrial inhibitor rotenone (PubMed)
• [0715] Lorenzini et al. (2005), Cellular replicative capacity correlates primarily with species body mass not longevity (PubMed)
• [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
• [0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
• [0676] Purvis and Harvey (1995), Mammal life-history evolution: a comparative test of Charnov's model
• [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
• [0308] Cohen et al. (1987), Accelerated wound repair in old deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) and white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) (PubMed)
• [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
• [0059] Tolmasoff et al. (1980), Superoxide dismutase: correlation with life-span and specific metabolic rate in primate species (PubMed)
• [0436] Cutler (1979), Evolution of human longevity: a critical overview (PubMed)
• [0773] PeroBase

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ITIS 180276

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NCBI Taxonomy

Taxonomy ID 10042

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