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AnAge entry for Aepyceros melampus

Classification (HAGRID: 02245)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Bovidae
                    Genus: Aepyceros
SpeciesAepyceros melampus
Common nameImpala

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity25.6 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

One captive specimen lived at least 25.6 [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity456 days
Male sexual maturity395 days
Gestation198 days
Weaning167 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth5,550 g
Weight at weaning15,900 g
Adult weight52,500 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0043 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
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
[0676] Purvis and Harvey (1995), Mammal life-history evolution: a comparative test of Charnov’s model
[0677] Saether and Gordon (1994), The adaptive significance of reproductive strategies in ungulates, PubMed
[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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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