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AnAge entry for Macropus robustus

Classification (HAGRID: 02860)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Diprotodontia
                Family: Macropodidae
                    Genus: Macropus
SpeciesMacropus robustus
Common nameWallaroo

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity22 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

It has been estimated that they can live up to 24 years in the wild [0522]. Record longevity in captivity, however, is 22 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity547 days
Male sexual maturity670 days
Gestation32 days
Weaning351 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval264 days
Weight at birth0.703 g
Weight at weaning2,500 g
Adult weight30,000 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0038 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual93 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature309ºK or 36.1ºC or 97.0ºF
Basal metabolic rate33.0560 W
Body mass29647.9 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001115 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
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3, PubMed
[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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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