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AnAge entry for Cervus unicolor

Classification (HAGRID: 02376)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Cervidae (Taxon entry)
                    Genus: Cervus
SpeciesCervus unicolor
Common nameSambar

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity26.4 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In captivity these animals may live up to 26.4 years [0671], though they do not commonly live more than 20 years in the wild [0434].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity650 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation232 days
Weaning213 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth10,000 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight185,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual84 %

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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals

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