Table 1. Maximum lifespan and body mass of the rodent species used in the study.
Common name | Latin name | Maximum lifespan1, yr | Body mass1, g | Oxygen sensitivity1(3%O2 / 21%O2) |
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American beaver | Castor canadensis | 24 | 20,250 | 1.30 ± 0.4 |
Blind mole rat | Nannospalax ehrenbergi | 21 | 160 | 1.42 ± 0.05 |
Capybara | Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris | 15 | 55,000 | 2.23 ± 0.46 |
Chinchilla | Chinchilla lanigera | 17 | 640 | 0.81 ± 0.18 |
Deer mouse | Peromyscus maniculatus | 8 | 20 | 0.98 ± 0.13 |
E. chipmunk | Tamias striatus | 10 | 100 | 1.0 ± 0.09 |
E. grey squirrel | Sciurus carolinensis | 24 | 530 | 2.23 ± 0.32 |
Golden hamster | Mesocricetus auratus | 4 | 100 | 2.11 ± 0.31 |
Guinea pig | Cavia porcellus | 12 | 730 | 1.15 ± 0.14 |
House mouse (laboratory) | Mus musculus | 4 | 30 | 4.45 ± 0.52 |
House mouse (wild) | Mus musculus | 4 | 30 | 1.63 ± 0.11 |
Mongolian gerbil | Meriones unguiculatus | 6 | 50 | 1.05 ± 0.06 |
Muskrat | Ondatra zibethicus | 10 | 1,360 | 1.42 ± 0.27 |
Naked mole rat | Heterocephalus glaber | 32 | 35 | 2.02 ± 0.4 |
Norway rat (laboratory) | Rattus norvegicus | 4 | 400 | 1.0 ± 0.08 |
Norway rat (wild) | Rattus norvegicus | 4 | 400 | 1.02 ± 0.03 |
Paca | Cuniculus paca | 16 | 9,000 | 1.52 ± 0.42 |
Woodchuck | Marmota monax | 14 | 4,000 | 2.21 ± 0.32 |