AnAge entry for Sorex palustris

Classification (HAGRID: 02864)

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

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: The typical lifespan of these animals is 1.5 years. Without further longevity studies, however, their maximum longevity remains unknown.

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

[1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
[0922] Hindle et al. (2010), Muscle aging and oxidative stress in wild-caught shrews (PubMed)
[0903] Hindle et al. (2009), Muscle senescence in short-lived wild mammals, the soricine shrews Blarina brevicauda and Sorex palustris (PubMed)
[1032] McNab (2008), An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR (PubMed)
[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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0520] Philip Altman and Dorothy Dittmer (1962), Growth including reproduction and morphological development