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AnAge entry for Elaphurus davidianus

Classification (HAGRID: 02380)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Cervidae (Taxon entry)
                    Genus: Elaphurus
SpeciesElaphurus davidianus
Common namePere David's deer

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity27.5 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

In the wild, these animals have been estimated to live up to 18 years [0542]. One captive specimen lived 27.5 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity821 days
Male sexual maturity1,186 days
Gestation288 days
Weaning167 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval360 days
Weight at birth11,000 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight186,500 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual87 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0547] Sternicki et al. (2003), Inbreeding effects on lifetime in David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus, Milne Edwards 1866) population, PubMed
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals

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