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AnAge entry for Fossa fossana

Classification (HAGRID: 02452)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Eupleridae
                    Genus: Fossa
SpeciesFossa fossana
Common nameMalagasy civet

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity21.4 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity728 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation82 days
Weaning76 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth67.5 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight1,540 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual142 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature311ºK or 37.9ºC or 100.2ºF
Basal metabolic rate5.0226 W
Body mass2260.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.002222 W/g

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
[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
[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

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