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AnAge entry for Leopardus pardalis

Classification (HAGRID: 02467)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Felidae
                    Genus: Leopardus
SpeciesLeopardus pardalis
Common nameOcelot
SynonymsFelis pardalis

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity28.2 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One captive animal lived for 28.2 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity600 days
Male sexual maturity600 days
Gestation77 days
Weaning106 days
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval452 days
Weight at birth255.5 g
Weight at weaning3,400 g
Adult weight8,800 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual143 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature311ºK or 38.0ºC or 100.4ºF
Basal metabolic rate17.3680 W
Body mass10500.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001654 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
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
[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
[0448] Woodland Park Zoo

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