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AnAge entry for Pecari tajacu

Classification (HAGRID: 02412)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Tayassuidae
                    Genus: Pecari
SpeciesPecari tajacu
Common nameCollared peccary
SynonymsTayassu tajacu

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity31.5 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

One captive specimen was still alive at 31.5 years of age [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity329 days
Male sexual maturity358 days
Gestation145 days
Weaning49 days
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year2
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth700 g
Weight at weaning4,881 g
Adult weight20,200 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual141 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature311ºK or 37.5ºC or 99.5ºF
Basal metabolic rate33.1650 W
Body mass20500.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001618 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
[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

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