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AnAge entry for Addax nasomaculatus

Classification (HAGRID: 02244)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Bovidae
                    Genus: Addax
SpeciesAddax nasomaculatus
Common nameAddax

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity28 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

One wild born specimen was about 28 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,065 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation282 days
Weaning198 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval355 days
Weight at birth5,600 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight92,500 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual99 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[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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