AnAge entry for Lynx lynx

Classification (HAGRID: 02472)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Lynx
Species	Lynx lynx
Common name	Lynx
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	23.7 years (captivity)
Source	ref. 671
Sample size	large
Data quality	high
Observations	One captive specimen was still alive at 23.7 years of age [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	639 days
Male sexual maturity	1,004 days
Gestation	66 days
Weaning	87 days
Litter size	2 (viviparous)
Litters per year	1
Inter-litter interval	365 days
Weight at birth	246.5 g
Weight at weaning	1,860 g
Adult weight	23,000 g
Postnatal growth rate	0.0097 days^-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual	104 %
Metabolism
No information on metabolism available.
References
[0817] Bielby et al. (2007), The fast-slow continuum in mammalian life history: an empirical reevaluation, PubMed [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 [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 [0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 180584
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account
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