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AnAge entry for Pseudois nayaur

Classification (HAGRID: 02333)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Bovidae
                    Genus: Pseudois
SpeciesPseudois nayaur
Common nameBharal

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity20.9 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

It has been reported that these animals live up to 24 years in the wild [0573], which may be overestimated. Record longevity in captivity is 20.9 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity730 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation160 days
Weaning182 days
Litter size1.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight55,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual80 %

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
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0573] David Macdonald (1985), The Encyclopedia of Mammals

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