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AnAge entry for Ovibos moschatus

Classification (HAGRID: 02325)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Bovidae
                    Genus: Ovibos
SpeciesOvibos moschatus
Common nameMuskox

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity27.4 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In the wild it has been reported that these animals may live up to 24 years [0542]. One wild born specimen was about 27.4 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,096 days
Male sexual maturity1,278 days
Gestation258 days
Weaning213 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.8
Inter-litter interval608 days
Weight at birth11,460 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight315,000 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0041 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual80 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[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
[0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
[0677] Saether and Gordon (1994), The adaptive significance of reproductive strategies in ungulates, PubMed
[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
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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