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AnAge entry for Panthera tigris

Classification (HAGRID: 02479)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Felidae
                    Genus: Panthera
SpeciesPanthera tigris
Common nameTiger

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity26.3 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

One tiger lived 26.3 years at Adelaide Zoo. A hybrid between a tiger and a lion lived 24.2 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,268 days
Male sexual maturity1,415 days
Gestation105 days
Weaning121 days
Litter size2.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.4
Inter-litter interval750 days
Weight at birth1,190 g
Weight at weaning11,003 g
Adult weight119,700 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual89 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature311ºK or 37.5ºC or 99.5ºF
Basal metabolic rate133.8590 W
Body mass137900.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.000971 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
[0089] Ulehlova et al. (1984), Involution of the auditory neuro-epithelium in a tiger (Panthera tigris) and a jaguar (Panthera onca), PubMed

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