fat mouse

Spanish translation: ratón gordo sudafricano

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English term or phrase:fat mouse
Spanish translation:ratón gordo sudafricano
Entered by: Natalia Infante

10:33 Feb 22, 2006
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Zoology
English term or phrase: fat mouse
No encuentro por ningún lado el nombre en español de esta especie de ratón. He encontrado el nombre en latín: Steatomys Pratensis.

¿Alguien sabe cómo se denomina esta especie en español?

Muchísimas gracias!

Natalia
Natalia Infante
Local time: 09:16
steatomys pratensis, ratón gordo sudafricano
Explanation:
AnAge entry for Steatomys pratensis (HAGRID 04041)


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Classification
Taxonomy Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Steatomys

Species Steatomys pratensis
Common name South African fat mouse
Ageing phenotype

Rate of ageing Not yet determined
Record longevity Not yet available
Observations Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but one specimen lived 3.8 years in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Male sexual maturity
Female sexual maturity
Gestation
Litter size 4.7 (viviparous)
Weight at birth 1.6 g
Adult weight 25.5 g
Metabolism

Typical body temperature 307 ºK or 34.1 ºC or 93.4 ºF
Basal or resting metabolic rate 0.1050 W
Body mass 37.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass 0.002800 W/g
References

[0420] Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3, PubMed
[0671] Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (2005)
[0036] The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology (2004)
[0610] Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals (2003)
[0455] Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data (1993)

External resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS 632724
Wikispecies Wikispecies page (if any)
Animal Diversity Web ADW account (if available)
Entrez Search all databases

Entrez Taxonomy search

Ageing literature Search Google Scholar

Search PubMed

Search Scirus

Images Google Image search
Internet Search Google



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Local time: 09:16
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steatomys pratensis, ratón gordo sudafricano


Explanation:
AnAge entry for Steatomys pratensis (HAGRID 04041)


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Classification
Taxonomy Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Steatomys

Species Steatomys pratensis
Common name South African fat mouse
Ageing phenotype

Rate of ageing Not yet determined
Record longevity Not yet available
Observations Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but one specimen lived 3.8 years in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Male sexual maturity
Female sexual maturity
Gestation
Litter size 4.7 (viviparous)
Weight at birth 1.6 g
Adult weight 25.5 g
Metabolism

Typical body temperature 307 ºK or 34.1 ºC or 93.4 ºF
Basal or resting metabolic rate 0.1050 W
Body mass 37.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass 0.002800 W/g
References

[0420] Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3, PubMed
[0671] Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (2005)
[0036] The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology (2004)
[0610] Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals (2003)
[0455] Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data (1993)

External resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS 632724
Wikispecies Wikispecies page (if any)
Animal Diversity Web ADW account (if available)
Entrez Search all databases

Entrez Taxonomy search

Ageing literature Search Google Scholar

Search PubMed

Search Scirus

Images Google Image search
Internet Search Google



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


AnAge database at the Human Ageing Genomic Resources.


In case you find missing or incorrect information in an entry, please contact us.


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Note added at 29 mins (2006-02-22 11:03:00 GMT)
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http://genomics.senescence.info/species/biblio.php?id=0455


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Egmont
Spain
Local time: 09:16
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
¡Muchas gracias!

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agree  aless: Completamente de acuerdo, sobre todo después de tanta información :o)
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