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AnAge entry for Galerella sanguinea

Classification (HAGRID: 02494)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Herpestidae
                    Genus: Galerella
SpeciesGalerella sanguinea
Common nameSlender mongoose

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity12.6 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One specimen lived 12.6 years old in captivity [0671]. Maximum longevity could be underestimated, though.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity365 days
Male sexual maturity365 days
Gestation65 days
Weaning55 days
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year2
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight500 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual99 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature312ºK or 38.7ºC or 101.7ºF
Basal metabolic rate2.2020 W
Body mass519.6 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.004238 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
[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

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