AnAge entry for Conepatus leuconotus

Classification (HAGRID: 02512)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Carnivora Family: Mephitidae Genus: Conepatus
Species	Conepatus leuconotus
Common name	Hog-nosed skunk
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	10.2 years (captivity)
Source	ref. 671
Sample size	tiny
Data quality	acceptable
Observations	One specimen of the leuconotus subspecies, formerly known as Conepatus mesoleucus, was 10.2 years old when it died in captivity [0671]. Nonetheless, not much is known about the longevity of these animals and further studies are necessary to better estimate their maximum longevity.
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	319 days
Male sexual maturity	319 days
Gestation	56 days
Weaning
Litter size	3.4 (viviparous)
Litters per year	1.5
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight	1,900 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual	65 %
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 [0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals [0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals [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 System	ITIS 180567
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account (if available)
Encyclopedia of Life	Search EOL
Genome Project	Search NCBI
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