AnAge entry for Sorex ornatus

Classification (HAGRID: 02863)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Soricomorpha
                Family: Soricidae
                    Genus: Sorex
Species: Sorex ornatus
Common name: Ornate shrew

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals. One anecdotal report, which may be true, claimed that wild-caught young female lived 1.5 years in captivity [0589].

Life history traits (averages)

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

Metabolism

Typical body temperature: Not yet available
Basal metabolic rate: 0.2920 W
Body mass: 9.7 g
Metabolic rate per body mass: 0.030103 W/g

References

[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[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
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0589] The Shrew Site

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System: ITIS 179952
Animal Diversity Web: ADW account (if available)
Encyclopaedia of Life: Search EOL
NCBI Taxonomy: Taxonomy ID 126318
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Ageing Literature: Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
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