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AnAge entry for Cephalophus monticola


Classification (HAGRID: 02275)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Bovidae
                    Genus: Cephalophus
SpeciesCephalophus monticola
Common nameBlue duiker

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity15.9 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In the wild these animals live up to 12 years [0542]. One captive specimen was still alive after 15.9 years. A hybrid between a zebra duiker and a blue duiker lived 20.3 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity487 days
Male sexual maturity685 days
Gestation193 days
Weaning
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval265 days
Weight at birth800 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight6,250 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual85 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperatureNot yet available
Basal metabolic rate10.0750 W
Body mass4200.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.002399 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
[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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals

External resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information SystemITIS 625167
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