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AnAge entry for Ovis ammon

Classification (HAGRID: 02326)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Bovidae
                    Genus: Ovis
SpeciesOvis ammon
Common nameArgali

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity16.8 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In the wild these animals live up to 13 years [0542]. One wild born specimen was about 16.8 years old when it died in captivity [0671]. Males may be sexually mature at 1.5 years of age, but do not normally breed until they are much older.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity403 days
Male sexual maturity823 days
Gestation170 days
Weaning135 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth3,400 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight160,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual54 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections 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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