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AnAge entry for Arctictis binturong

Classification (HAGRID: 02604)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Viverridae
                    Genus: Arctictis
SpeciesArctictis binturong
Common nameBinturong

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity27 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In captivity these animals may live up to 27 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity925 days
Male sexual maturity840 days
Gestation92 days
Weaning79 days
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year2
Inter-litter interval348 days
Weight at birth318 g
Weight at weaning2,100 g
Adult weight12,250 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual130 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature310ºK or 36.7ºC or 98.1ºF
Basal metabolic rate12.7470 W
Body mass14280.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.000893 W/g

References
[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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