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AnAge entry for Chaetophractus vellerosus

Classification (HAGRID: 02764)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Cingulata
                Family: Dasypodidae
                    Genus: Chaetophractus
SpeciesChaetophractus vellerosus
Common nameLeeser hairy armadillo

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity16.2 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One specimen lived 16.2 years in captivity [0671]. Although maximum longevity could be underestimated, they could be shorter-lived than the hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus).

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
Weaning
Litter size (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight840 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual118 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature308ºK or 34.4ºC or 93.9ºF
Basal metabolic rate1.7070 W
Body mass1110.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001538 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
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3, PubMed
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World

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