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AnAge entry for Kobus megaceros

Classification (HAGRID: 02308)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Bovidae
                    Genus: Kobus
SpeciesKobus megaceros
Common nameNile lechwe

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity21.1 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

In the wild, these animals may live up to 10 years [0542]. One captive specimen was still alive after 21.1 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity730 days
Male sexual maturity730 days
Gestation235 days
Weaning
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval353 days
Weight at birth5,100 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight90,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual75 %

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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals

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