AnAge entry for Sminthopsis ooldea
Classification (HAGRID: 02117)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Dasyuromorphia
Family: Dasyuridae
Genus: Sminthopsis
- Species
- Sminthopsis ooldea
- Common name
- Ooldea dunnart
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
A difficult species to keep in captivity due to fighting [0434], these animals have been reported to live up to 3 years [0522]. Without further studies, however, maximum longevity must be classified as unknown.
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials
- [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 552650
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 90765
- Entrez
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