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AnAge entry for Odocoileus hemionus

Classification (HAGRID: 02390)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Cervidae (Taxon entry)
                    Genus: Odocoileus
SpeciesOdocoileus hemionus
Common nameMule deer

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity22 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One captive female lived 20.5 years [0671]. A semicaptive reportedly lived 22 years [0434].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity478 days
Male sexual maturity503 days
Gestation207 days
Weaning132 days
Litter size1.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth2,950 g
Weight at weaning23,100 g
Adult weight57,000 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0057 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual84 %

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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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