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AnAge entry for Dasypus novemcinctus

Classification (HAGRID: 02767)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Cingulata
                Family: Dasypodidae
                    Genus: Dasypus
SpeciesDasypus novemcinctus
Common nameCommon long-nosed armadillo

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity22.3 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

These animals have been estimated to live more than 22 years [0434], and one 22.3 years old record, which seems plausible, has been reported [0610]. Still, their record longevity in captivity is reported to be only 14.8 years [0671]. Further studies are necessary.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity365 days
Male sexual maturity365 days
Gestation133 days
Weaning137 days
Litter size4 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth66 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight5,500 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual122 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature308ºK or 34.5ºC or 94.1ºF
Basal metabolic rate4.6550 W
Body mass3413.7 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001364 W/g

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3, PubMed
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American 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
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction

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