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AnAge entry for Manis crassicaudata

Classification (HAGRID: 02979)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Pholidota
                Family: Manidae
                    Genus: Manis
SpeciesManis crassicaudata
Common nameIndian pangolin
SynonymsPholidotus indicus

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevityNot yet established
Observations

Little is known about the longevity of these animals. One captive specimen lived for 19.3 years [0671]. Probably some animals live over 20 years, though detailed longevity studies are lacking.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation67 days
Weaning
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth350 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight13,015 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

Typical body temperature307ºK or 33.4ºC or 92.1ºF
Basal metabolic rate6.9230 W
Body mass15910.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.000435 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
[0730] Smith et al. (2003), Body mass of late Quaternary mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World

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