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AnAge entry for Mustela lutreola

Classification (HAGRID: 02545)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Mustelidae
                    Genus: Mustela
SpeciesMustela lutreola
Common nameEuropean mink

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity8.4 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In the wild, it is estimated that these animals may live up to 10 years [0542], which is dubious. In captivity they have not lived more than 8.4 years [0671]. Further studies are necessary.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity323 days
Male sexual maturity323 days
Gestation54 days
Weaning57 days
Litter size4 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth8 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight590 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual64 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[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
[0134] Rohme (1981), Evidence for a relationship between longevity of mammalian species and life spans of normal fibroblasts in vitro and erythrocytes in vivo, PubMed

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