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AnAge entry for Acinonyx jubatus

Classification (HAGRID: 02455)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Felidae
                    Genus: Acinonyx
SpeciesAcinonyx jubatus
Common nameCheetah
SynonymsAcinonyx rex

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity20.5 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

One wild born male was about 20.5 years old when he died in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity456 days
Male sexual maturity456 days
Gestation88 days
Weaning107 days
Litter size3 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.7
Inter-litter interval537 days
Weight at birth489 g
Weight at weaning1,940 g
Adult weight53,500 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual79 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature312ºK or 39.0ºC or 102.2ºF
Basal metabolic rate61.7700 W
Body mass38446.1 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001607 W/g

References
[0817] Bielby et al. (2007), The fast-slow continuum in mammalian life history: an empirical reevaluation, PubMed
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3, PubMed
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction

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