AnAge entry for Macropus fuliginosus

Classification (HAGRID: 02856)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Diprotodontia Family: Macropodidae Genus: Macropus
Species	Macropus fuliginosus
Common name	Western gray kangaroo
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	23.2 years (captivity)
Source	ref. 671
Sample size	large
Data quality	high
Observations	In the wild these animals have been estimated to live up to 20 years [0542]. One specimen lived 23.2 years in captivity [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	670 days
Male sexual maturity	880 days
Gestation	30 days
Weaning	540 days
Litter size	1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval	385 days
Weight at birth	0.93433 g
Weight at weaning	11,000 g
Adult weight	28,250 g
Postnatal growth rate	0.0108 days^-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual	98 %
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 [0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 552732
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account
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