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AnAge entry for Potos flavus

Classification (HAGRID: 02593)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Procyonidae
                    Genus: Potos
SpeciesPotos flavus
Common nameKinkajou

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity38.4 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

These animals may live up to 38.4 years in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity820 days
Male sexual maturity550 days
Gestation115 days
Weaning119 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth175 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight3,000 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0102 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual231 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature309ºK or 36.1ºC or 97.0ºF
Basal metabolic rate4.2940 W
Body mass2318.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001852 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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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