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AnAge entry for Macropus antilopinus

Classification (HAGRID: 02852)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Diprotodontia
                Family: Macropodidae
                    Genus: Macropus
SpeciesMacropus antilopinus
Common nameAntilopine wallaroo

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity19.8 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In the wild these animals live over 16 years [0542]. One specimen lived 19.8 years in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity802 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation34 days
Weaning426 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval270 days
Weight at birth0.703 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight49,500 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual77 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials
[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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals

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