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AnAge entry for Nandinia binotata

Classification (HAGRID: 02555)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Nandiniidae
                    Genus: Nandinia
SpeciesNandinia binotata
Common nameAfrican palm civet

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity21 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizetiny
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

Captive specimens may live up to 21 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,095 days
Male sexual maturity1,095 days
Gestation64 days
Weaning64 days
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year2
Inter-litter interval182 days
Weight at birth55 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight1,900 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual135 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature311ºK or 37.4ºC or 99.3ºF
Basal metabolic rate5.5650 W
Body mass4270.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001303 W/g

References
[0817] Bielby et al. (2007), The fast-slow continuum in mammalian life history: an empirical reevaluation, PubMed
[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
[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
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction

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