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AnAge entry for Leopardus wiedii

Classification (HAGRID: 02469)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Felidae
                    Genus: Leopardus
SpeciesLeopardus wiedii
Common nameMargay
SynonymsFelis wiedii

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity24 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One wild born male was about 24 years old when he died in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity659 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation81 days
Weaning56 days
Litter size1.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth166.5 g
Weight at weaning785.1 g
Adult weight3,667 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual140 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperatureNot yet available
Basal metabolic rate5.2270 W
Body mass3600.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001452 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
[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
[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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