AnAge entry for Crocuta crocuta

Classification (HAGRID: 02507)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Carnivora Family: Hyaenidae Genus: Crocuta
Species	Crocuta crocuta
Common name	Spotted hyena
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	41.1 years (captivity)
Source	ref. 671
Sample size	medium
Data quality	acceptable
Observations	No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	1,095 days
Male sexual maturity	639 days
Gestation	110 days
Weaning	265 days
Litter size	2 (viviparous)
Litters per year	1
Inter-litter interval	449 days
Weight at birth	1,390 g
Weight at weaning	14,500 g
Adult weight	63,000 g
Postnatal growth rate	0.0056 days^-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual	155 %
Metabolism
No information on metabolism available.
References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World [0130] East et al. (2003), Sexual conflicts in spotted hyenas: male and female mating tactics and their reproductive outcome with respect to age, social status and tenure, PubMed [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 [0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 621907
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account
Encyclopedia of Life	Search EOL
Genome Project	Search NCBI
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Internet	Search Google

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