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AnAge entry for Physeter catodon

Classification (HAGRID: 02662)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Cetacea (Taxon entry)
                Family: Physeteridae
                    Genus: Physeter
SpeciesPhyseter catodon
Common nameSperm whale
SynonymsPhyseter macrocephalus

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity77 years (wild)
Sourceref. 1
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

This whale has the biggest brain among mammals weighting about 9.2 Kg [0434].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity2,922 days
Male sexual maturity3,650 days
Gestation502 days
Weaning560 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.2
Inter-litter interval1,259 days
Weight at birth1,000,000 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight42,500,000 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0817] Bielby et al. (2007), The fast-slow continuum in mammalian life history: an empirical reevaluation, PubMed
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0447] Pieter Folkens et al. (2002), National Audubon Society Guide to Marine Mammals of the World
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[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
[0001] Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish

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Integrated Taxonomic Information SystemITIS 180489
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