AnAge entry for Zelotomys woosnami

Classification (HAGRID: 02727)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Zelotomys
Species: Zelotomys woosnami
Common name: Woosnam's broad-headed mouse, or South African broad-headed mouse

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but one specimen lived 3.6 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
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[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