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AnAge entry for Cryptoprocta ferox

Classification (HAGRID: 02451)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Eupleridae
                    Genus: Cryptoprocta
SpeciesCryptoprocta ferox
Common nameFossa

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity23.1 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In captivity, these animals may live up to 23.1 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,496 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation90 days
Weaning129 days
Litter size3 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth100 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight9,500 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0038 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual116 %

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
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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