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AnAge entry for Macropus eugenii

Classification (HAGRID: 02855)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Diprotodontia
                Family: Macropodidae
                    Genus: Macropus
SpeciesMacropus eugenii
Common nameTammar wallaby

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity15.1 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In the wild these animals live up to 14 years [0542]. One specimen lived 15 years in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity274 days
Male sexual maturity730 days
Gestation28 days
Weaning325 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth0.429 g
Weight at weaning3,000 g
Adult weight6,500 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual80 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature310ºK or 36.5ºC or 97.7ºF
Basal metabolic rate7.7800 W
Body mass4796.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001622 W/g

References
[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
[0244] McKenzie and Deane (2003), The effects of age, season, and gender on serum cortisol levels in the tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii, PubMed
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3, PubMed
[0730] Smith et al. (2003), Body mass of late Quaternary mammals
[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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