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AnAge entry for Felis margarita

Classification (HAGRID: 02461)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Felidae
                    Genus: Felis
SpeciesFelis margarita
Common nameSand cat

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity13.9 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One captive specimen lived 13.9 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity274 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation67 days
Weaning
Litter size4.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year2
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth55.5 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight2,750 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0255 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual84 %

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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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