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AnAge entry for Nasua nasua

Classification (HAGRID: 02592)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Procyonidae
                    Genus: Nasua
SpeciesNasua nasua
Common nameCoatimundi

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity23.7 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

One wild born specimen was about 23.7 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity730 days
Male sexual maturity730 days
Gestation73 days
Weaning86 days
Litter size4 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth140 g
Weight at weaning730 g
Adult weight4,750 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual132 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature310ºK or 36.4ºC or 97.5ºF
Basal metabolic rate5.5910 W
Body mass3924.3 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001425 W/g

References
[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
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[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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