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AnAge entry for Lepus europaeus

Classification (HAGRID: 02924)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Lagomorpha
                Family: Leporidae
                    Genus: Lepus
SpeciesLepus europaeus
Common nameEuropean hare

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity10.7 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

It has been estimated that these animals live up to 10.7 years in the wild [0542], which is doubtful. One wild born specimen was about 10.7 years of age when it died in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity236 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation42 days
Weaning29 days
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year3.8
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth119.67 g
Weight at weaning390 g
Adult weight4,175 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0191 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual61 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0676] Purvis and Harvey (1995), Mammal life-history evolution: a comparative test of Charnov’s model
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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