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AnAge entry for Lama glama

Classification (HAGRID: 02355)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Camelidae
                    Genus: Lama
SpeciesLama glama
Common nameLlama

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity28.9 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

One captive specimen was still alive at 28.9 years of age [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity800 days
Male sexual maturity800 days
Gestation330 days
Weaning152 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth11,000 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight140,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual96 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperatureNot yet available
Basal metabolic rate148.9400 W
Body mass115000.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001295 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
[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

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