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AnAge entry for Lynx canadensis

Classification (HAGRID: 02471)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Felidae
                    Genus: Lynx
SpeciesLynx canadensis
Common nameCanada lynx

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity26.8 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One wild born specimen was about 26.8 years of age when it died in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity498 days
Male sexual maturity573 days
Gestation63 days
Weaning152 days
Litter size3.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth204 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight10,100 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual133 %

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
[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

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