AnAge entry for Prionailurus bengalensis

Classification (HAGRID: 02481)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Prionailurus
Species	Prionailurus bengalensis
Common name	Leopard cat
Synonyms	Felis bengalensis
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	17 years (captivity)
Source	ref. 671
Sample size	medium
Data quality	acceptable
Observations	Teeth may be lost at 8-10 years of age. One wild born specimen was about 17 years of age when it died in captivity. Other specimens have been known to live over 16 years in captivity [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	365 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation	62 days
Weaning	45 days
Litter size	2.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval	163 days
Weight at birth	96 g
Weight at weaning	620 g
Adult weight	5,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual	94 %
Metabolism
No information on metabolism available.
References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World [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
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 552763
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account
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