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AnAge entry for Damaliscus lunatus

Classification (HAGRID: 02286)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Bovidae
                    Genus: Damaliscus
SpeciesDamaliscus lunatus
Common nameTopi

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity23.6 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In the wild, these animals have been estimated to live up to 15 years [0542]. One captive specimen lived 23.6 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity639 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation238 days
Weaning
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.6
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth11,100 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight110,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual81 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0676] Purvis and Harvey (1995), Mammal life-history evolution: a comparative test of Charnov’s model
[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

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