AnAge entry for Spilocuscus maculatus

Classification (HAGRID: 02194)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Diprotodontia
                Family: Phalangeridae
                    Genus: Spilocuscus
Species: Spilocuscus maculatus
Common name: Common spotted cuscus, or Spotted cuscus

Maximum longevity: 17 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Tiny
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: In the wild these animals have been estimated to live up to 11 years [0542]. One specimen lived for 13.2 years in captivity and could have been up to 17 years old [0671].

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

[1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
[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)
[0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials
[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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals