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AnAge entry for Hyaena hyaena

Classification (HAGRID: 02509)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Hyaenidae
                    Genus: Hyaena
SpeciesHyaena hyaena
Common nameStriped hyena
SynonymsHyaena hyaena barbara, Hyaena hyaena hyaena

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

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

One wild born specimen was about 25 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity800 days
Male sexual maturity800 days
Gestation90 days
Weaning279 days
Litter size2.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval237 days
Weight at birth700 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight40,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual101 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature310ºK or 37.0ºC or 98.6ºF
Basal metabolic rate31.9540 W
Body mass34300.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.000932 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
[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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