Table 3.
Results from rhythmic and arrhythmic mole rats of the current study for TST, percentage REM sleep of TST, average duration of an episode of NREM, and average duration of episode of REM compared to other rodents
| TST, h | % REM of TST | Duration NREM episode, min | Duration REM episode, min | Source | |
| Cryptomys mechowii, rhythmic 5-second epoch scored data | 7 | 16 | 0.5 | 2.5 | current study |
| Cryptomys mechowii, arrhythmic 5-second epoch scored data | 5.3 | 21 | 0.4 | 2.4 | current study |
| Cryptomys mechowii, rhythmic 1-min epoch scored data | 6.2 | 19 | 2.5 | 3.2 | current study |
| Cryptomys mechowii, arrhythmic 1-min epoch scored data | 4.3 | 23 | 2.0 | 3.3 | current study |
| Rattus norwegicus, Long-Evans rat | 13.2 | 18 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 1, 2, 6, 7 |
| Rattus norwegicus, Sprague-Dawley rat | 13.7 | 18 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 1, 2, 6, 7 |
| Mus musculus, laboratory mouse | 12.8 | 13–20 | 4.7–7.1 | 0.7–0.9 | 3, 9 |
| Mesocricetus auratus, golden hamster | 14.4 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Meriones unguiculatus, Mongolian gerbil | 15.3 | – | – | – | 4 |
| Chinchilla laniger, chinchilla | 12.5 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Spalax ehrenbergi, blind mole rat | 12.4 | 15.1 | 9.7 | 2.5 | 5 |
| Djungarian hamster | – | 15 | 7 | 1.8 | 8 |