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AnAge entry for Otocyon megalotis

Classification (HAGRID: 02436)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Canidae
                    Genus: Otocyon
SpeciesOtocyon megalotis
Common nameBat-eared fox

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity17 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

They are full grown in half a year [0434]. One wild caught specimen was about 17 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity365 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation68 days
Weaning105 days
Litter size4 (viviparous)
Litters per year2
Inter-litter interval182 days
Weight at birth122 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight4,150 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual97 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

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
[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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals

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