AnAge entry for Urocitellus beldingi

Classification (HAGRID: 02822)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Sciuridae
                    Genus: Urocitellus
Species: Urocitellus beldingi
Common name: Belding's ground squirrel
Synonyms: Spermophilus beldingi

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals. It has been estimated that they live over 11 years in the wild [0434], but more studies are necessary.

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

[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)
[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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves