AnAge entry for Thallomys paedulcus

Classification (HAGRID: 02725)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Thallomys
Species: Thallomys paedulcus
Common name: Acacia rat
Synonyms: Mus moggi, Thamnomys ruddi, Thallomys stevensoni, Thallomys zambesiana, Mus moggi acaciae, Thallomys moggi lebomboensis

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: The longevity of these animals has not been studied in detail. Nonetheless, one captive specimen lived for 3.5 years [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
[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