AnAge entry for Reithrodontomys humulis

Classification (HAGRID: 02561)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Reithrodontomys
Species: Reithrodontomys humulis
Common name: Eastern harvest mouse
Synonyms: Mus carolinensis, Mus lecontii, Reithrodontomys merriami, Reithrodontomys humulis dickinsoni, Reithrodontomys lecontii impiger, Reithrodontomys humulis virginianus

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: In captivity they live on average 2.2 years, though in the wild they tend to live less than one year [0629].

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[0629] Stalling (1997), Reithrodontomys humulis
[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