Twisted-toothed mouse (SciiFii)

The twisted-toothed mouse (Quemisia gravis), also known as the twisted-toothed giant hutia, is a species of rodent in the family, Heptaxodontidae, not a mouse or a true hutia despite its name, that is native to Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Despite being called a giant hutia, it is not the largest of its family, only weighing about 31 lb (14 kg) on average, about the weight of a bighorn sheep's horns. The twisted-toothed mouse is primarily a herbivore that feeds on a wide range of native edible vegetation. Twisted-toothed mice have no distinct breeding season, and females generally have about 1 to 3 young. The gestation period is between 130 to 190 days. On average, it takes almost 50 weeks for the young to be weaned. They live in pairs or family groups of the parents and babies. They need large areas for food, breeding, and territory; because of this, keeping them in captivity is difficult. The twisted-toothed mice have an average lifespan of up to about 20 years, although reports of twisted-toothed mice living to be 25 or older is not uncommon. The conservation status of the twisted-toothed mouse is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts.
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