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AnAge entry for Lynx rufus

Classification (HAGRID: 02474)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Felidae
                    Genus: Lynx
SpeciesLynx rufus
Common nameBobcat
SynonymsFelis rufus

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity32.3 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One specimen lived 32.3 years in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity365 days
Male sexual maturity730 days
Gestation65 days
Weaning65 days
Litter size3 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.9
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth265 g
Weight at weaning1,190 g
Adult weight8,600 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0068 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual165 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperatureNot yet available
Basal metabolic rate23.4460 W
Body mass9400.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.002494 W/g

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
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[0676] Purvis and Harvey (1995), Mammal life-history evolution: a comparative test of Charnov’s model
[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

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