AnAge entry for Cephalophus monticola

Classification (HAGRID: 02371)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Bovidae
                    Genus: Cephalophus
Species: Cephalophus monticola
Common name: Blue duiker

Maximum longevity: 15.9 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
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].

[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
[1055] Haim and Skinner (1991), A comparative study of metabolic rates and thermoregulation of two African antelopes, the steenbok and the blue duiker
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals