AnAge entry for Tscherskia triton

Classification (HAGRID: 02567)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Tscherskia
Species: Tscherskia triton
Common name: Greater long-tailed hamster
Synonyms: Tscherskia albipes, Cricetulus arenosus, Asiocricetus bampensis, Cricetulus nestor, Asiocricetus yamashinai, Cricetulus triton collinus, Cricetulus triton fuscipes, Cricetulus triton incanus, Cricetulus triton meihsienensis, Cricetulus triton ningshaanensis

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but one specimen lived 4.6 years in captivity [0671].

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[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