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Sci. Aging Knowl. Environ., 29 May 2002 PERSPECTIVESThe Naked Mole Rat--A New Record for the Oldest Living RodentRochelle Buffenstein, and Jennifer U. M. Jarvis R. Buffenstein is in the Department of Biology at the City College of the City University of New York, New York, NY 10031, USA. J. U. M. Jarvis is in the Department of Zoology at the University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700 South Africa. E-mail: rbuffen{at}sci.ccny.cuny.edu (R.B.) http://sageke.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/sageke;2002/21/pe7Key Words: naked mole rat • longevity record • rodent longevity • theories of aging
Abstract: We report a new record for the world's longest-lived rodent, a male naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber). On the basis of his weight at capture, this animal was approximately 1 year old when collected near Mtito Andei, Kenya in July/August 1974. He died in April 2002, indicating that he lived for more than 28 years. As such, his life-span surpassed the previous longevity record for a rodent, which was held by a porcupine (Hystrix brachyura) that lived for 27 years and 4 months.
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