AnAge entry for Phascogale calura

Classification (HAGRID: 02101)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Dasyuromorphia
                Family: Dasyuridae
                    Genus: Phascogale
Species: Phascogale calura
Common name: Red-tailed phascogale

Maximum longevity: 4.7 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One female was at least 4.7 years old when it escaped to the wild [0671].

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
[0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials