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AnAge entry for Herpestes javanicus

Classification (HAGRID: 02499)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Herpestidae
                    Genus: Herpestes
SpeciesHerpestes javanicus
Common nameJavan mongoose
SynonymsHerpestes auropunctatus

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity16.6 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One animal at Gdansk Zoo lived for 16.6 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity301 days
Male sexual maturity122 days
Gestation49 days
Weaning50 days
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval151 days
Weight at birth25.92 g
Weight at weaning275 g
Adult weight800 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual122 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature313ºK or 39.8ºC or 103.6ºF
Basal metabolic rate2.2480 W
Body mass611.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.003679 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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