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AnAge entry for Hippotragus equinus

Classification (HAGRID: 02303)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Bovidae
                    Genus: Hippotragus
SpeciesHippotragus equinus
Common nameRoan antelope

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity25.9 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In the wild it has been estimated that these animals may live up to 19 years [0545]. One captive specimen lived for 25.9 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity730 days
Male sexual maturity814 days
Gestation284 days
Weaning183 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval331 days
Weight at birth15,167 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight225,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual80 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0545] African Wildlife Safari

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