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AnAge entry for Mazama americana

Classification (HAGRID: 02384)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Cervidae (Taxon entry)
                    Genus: Mazama
SpeciesMazama americana
Common nameRed brocket

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity17.1 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In the wild, these animals have been estimated to live up to 12 years [0542]. One captive specimen lived 17.1 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity395 days
Male sexual maturity365 days
Gestation225 days
Weaning182 days
Litter size1.3 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth538.5 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight45,500 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual67 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0677] Saether and Gordon (1994), The adaptive significance of reproductive strategies in ungulates, PubMed
[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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