AnAge entry for Moschus moschiferus

Classification (HAGRID: 02401)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Artiodactyla Family: Moschidae Genus: Moschus
Species	Moschus moschiferus
Common name	Siberian musk deer
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	Not yet established
Observations	Not much is known about the longevity of these animals and they are difficult to breed in captivity. One captive specimen lived 13.9 years [0671]. Their maximum longevity is likely much longer.
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	473 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation	162 days
Weaning	106 days
Litter size	1.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year	1
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth	458.75 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight	10,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
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 [0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 625041
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