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AnAge entry for Helogale parvula

Classification (HAGRID: 02495)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Herpestidae
                    Genus: Helogale
SpeciesHelogale parvula
Common nameDwarf mongoose

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity18 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

In the wild these animals live up to 13 years (Peter Waser, pers. comm.). One captive specimen lived for 18 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity456 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation55 days
Weaning21 days
Litter size3 (viviparous)
Litters per year2.25
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight274.8 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual156 %

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
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction

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