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AnAge entry for Manis pentadactyla

Classification (HAGRID: 02980)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Pholidota
                Family: Manidae
                    Genus: Manis
SpeciesManis pentadactyla
Common nameChinese pangolin

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevityNot yet established
Observations

Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but one specimen was still alive after 15.3 years in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
Weaning87 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth92.5 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight2,350 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

Typical body temperature307ºK or 33.4ºC or 92.1ºF
Basal metabolic rate3.7270 W
Body mass3637.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001025 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
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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