AnAge entry for Reithrodontomys megalotis

Classification (HAGRID: 02562)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Reithrodontomys
Species: Reithrodontomys megalotis
Common name: Western harvest mouse
Synonyms: Reithrodontomys amoles, Reithrodontomys arizonensis, Reithrodontomys aztecus, Rhithrodontomys catalinae, Reithrodontomys dychei, Rhithrodontomys peninsulae, Reithrodontomys saturatus alticolus, Reithrodontomys megalotis distichlis, Reithrodontomys megalotis limicola, Reithrodontomys dychei nebrascensis, Reithrodontomys megalotis ravus, Reithrodontomys megalotis santacruzae, Reithrodontomys megalotis arizonensis

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but one specimen lived at least 3.6 years in captivity [0671].

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

[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
[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
[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