AnAge entry for Rattus fuscipes

Classification (HAGRID: 02715)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Rattus
Species: Rattus fuscipes
Common name: Bush rat
Synonyms: Mus assimilis, Rattus glauerti, Mus greyii, Mus manicatus, Mus murrayi, Rattus assimilis coracius, Rattus greyi ravus, Rattus greyi pelori, Rattus greyi peccatus

Maximum longevity: 5.3 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 616
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Weaned animals live about one year, but there is a field record of 3.8 years and a laboratory record of 5.3 years [0616].

: 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
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0616] Taylor and Calaby (1988), Rattus fuscipes
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction