AnAge entry for Peromyscus truei

Classification (HAGRID: 02553)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Peromyscus
Species: Peromyscus truei
Common name: Pinyon mouse
Synonyms: Peromyscus comanche, Peromyscus dyselius, Sitomys gilberti, Peromyscus hemionotis, Peromyscus lasius, Sitomys martirensis, Hesperomys megalotis, Peromyscus montipinoris, Peromyscus truei chlorus, Peromyscus truei lagunae, Peromyscus truei nevadensis, Peromyscus truei preblei, Peromyscus truei sequoiensis, Peromyscus truei comanche

Maximum longevity: 5.4 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One specimen lived at least 5.4 years in captivity [0671]. They also appear to be able to reproduce up to 5.2 years of age (Steven Austad, pers. comm.).

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

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[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
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[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
[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
[0773] PeroBase