AnAge entry for Capreolus capreolus

Classification (HAGRID: 02462)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Cervidae (Taxon entry)
                    Genus: Capreolus
Species: Capreolus capreolus
Common name: Western roe deer

Maximum longevity: 17.5 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Young females have an over 90% survival in the wild, though an increased mortality with age has been reported for both males and females after about 8 years of age [0800]. These animals may live up to 15 years in the wild [0542]. One wild born female was about 17.5 years when she died in captivity [0671]. The implantation can be delayed from 2 to 5.5 months, so the total gestation time can last from 122 to 305 days.

[0882] Nilsen et al. (2009), A slow life in hell or a fast life in heaven: demographic analyses of contrasting roe deer populations, 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
[0086] Ditchkoff et al. (2001), Concentrations of insulin-like growth factor-I in adult male white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus): associations with serum testosterone, morphometrics and age during and after the breeding season, PubMed
[0800] Loison et al. (1999), Age-specific survival in five populations of ungulates: evidence of senescence
[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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction