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AnAge entry for Mephitis mephitis

Classification (HAGRID: 02514)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Mephitidae
                    Genus: Mephitis
SpeciesMephitis mephitis
Common nameStriped skunk

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity13.9 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity335 days
Male sexual maturity335 days
Gestation63 days
Weaning60 days
Litter size5 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth33.5 g
Weight at weaning493.5 g
Adult weight3,500 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0143 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual81 %

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
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
[0676] Purvis and Harvey (1995), Mammal life-history evolution: a comparative test of Charnov’s model
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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