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AnAge entry for Macropus parryi

Classification (HAGRID: 02859)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Diprotodontia
                Family: Macropodidae
                    Genus: Macropus
SpeciesMacropus parryi
Common nameWhiptail wallaby

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevityNot yet established
Observations

In the wild these animals have been estimated to live up to 10 years [0542]. It also has been reported that they can live up to 14 years [0522]. Their maximum longevity could be much longer, though, and further studies are necessary.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity745 days
Male sexual maturity883 days
Gestation36 days
Weaning365 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval266 days
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight16,500 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[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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