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AnAge entry for Damaliscus pygargus

Classification (HAGRID: 02287)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Bovidae
                    Genus: Damaliscus
SpeciesDamaliscus pygargus
Common nameSassaby or blesbok

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity23 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

One wild born female was about 23 years old when she died in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity707 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation243 days
Weaning152 days
Litter size1.2 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth6,792 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight84,500 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0056 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual82 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0817] Bielby et al. (2007), The fast-slow continuum in mammalian life history: an empirical reevaluation, PubMed
[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
[0677] Saether and Gordon (1994), The adaptive significance of reproductive strategies in ungulates, PubMed
[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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