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AnAge entry for Dicerorhinus sumatrensis

Classification (HAGRID: 02971)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Perissodactyla
                Family: Rhinocerotidae
                    Genus: Dicerorhinus
SpeciesDicerorhinus sumatrensis
Common nameSumatran rhinoceros

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity32.8 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizetiny
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

Though age at sexual maturity is unknown, these animals probably do not reproduce before being 7 years old [0434]. In the wild, it is estimated that they live up to 35 years [0542], but their record longevity in captivity is 32.8 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity2,738 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation236 days
Weaning502 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.3
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth23,000 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight1,260,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual78 %

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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals

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