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AnAge entry for Macropus parma

Classification (HAGRID: 02858)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Diprotodontia
                Family: Macropodidae
                    Genus: Macropus
SpeciesMacropus parma
Common nameParma wallaby

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity15.9 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

In the wild these animals live about 8 years [0542]. In captivity one specimen lived 15.9 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity424 days
Male sexual maturity620 days
Gestation34 days
Weaning303 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval213 days
Weight at birth0.5067 g
Weight at weaning754 g
Adult weight4,250 g
Postnatal growth rate0.01 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual90 %

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

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