AnAge entry for Scotinomys teguina

Classification (HAGRID: 02564)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Scotinomys
Species: Scotinomys teguina
Common name: Alston's brown mouse
Synonyms: Akodon irazu, Akodon teguina apricus, Scotinomys teguina cacabatus, Scotinomys teguina endersi, Scotinomys teguina episcopi, Scotinomys teguina escazuensis, Scotinomys teguina garichensis, Scotinomys teguina leridensis, Scotinomys teguina rufoniger, Scotinomys teguina stenopygius, Scotinomys teguina subnubilis

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but one specimen lived 3.7 years in captivity [0671].

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

[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
[0730] Smith et al. (2003), Body mass of late Quaternary 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