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AnAge entry for Chrysocyon brachyurus

Classification (HAGRID: 02427)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Canidae
                    Genus: Chrysocyon
SpeciesChrysocyon brachyurus
Common nameManed wolf

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity16.8 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In captivity, these animals can live up to 16.8 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity730 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation64 days
Weaning227 days
Litter size3 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth368 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight21,500 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0116 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual74 %

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
[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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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Integrated Taxonomic Information SystemITIS 183827
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