AnAge entry for Capra ibex

Classification (HAGRID: 02268)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Genus: Capra
Species	Capra ibex
Common name	Ibex
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	20.9 years (captivity)
Source	ref. 671
Sample size	large
Data quality	high
Observations	One specimen lived 20.9 years in captivity [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	797 days
Male sexual maturity	1,256 days
Gestation	169 days
Weaning	274 days
Litter size	1.1 (viviparous)
Litters per year	0.8
Inter-litter interval	489 days
Weight at birth	2,850 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight	82,500 g
Postnatal growth rate	0.005 days^-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual	75 %
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 [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
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 625139
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account
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