AnAge entry for Ptilocercus lowii

Classification (HAGRID: 02833)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Scandentia
                Family: Ptilocercidae
                    Genus: Ptilocercus
Species: Ptilocercus lowii
Common name: Pen-tailed tree shrew

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals. One captive specimen lived for 2.7 years [0671], but maximum longevity is likely much longer.

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

[1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
[1032] McNab (2008), An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR (PubMed)
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals