AnAge entry for Priodontes maximus

Classification (HAGRID: 02770)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Cingulata Family: Dasypodidae Genus: Priodontes
Species	Priodontes maximus
Common name	Giant armadillo
Synonyms	Priodontes giganteus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	15 years (captivity)
Source	ref. 671
Sample size	small
Data quality	acceptable
Observations	In the wild, these animals are estimated to live up to 15 years [0434]. Their longevity in captivity might be slightly longer with one animal estimated to be around 15-16 years old when it died in captivity [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	320 days
Male sexual maturity	320 days
Gestation	122 days
Weaning	35 days
Litter size	1.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth	62.15 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight	33,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual	62 %
Metabolism
Typical body temperature	307ºK or 33.6ºC or 92.5ºF
Basal metabolic rate	16.8920 W
Body mass	45190.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass	0.000374 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
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 624904
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account
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