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AnAge entry for Pseudorca crassidens

Classification (HAGRID: 02645)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Cetacea (Taxon entry)
                Family: Delphinidae
                    Genus: Pseudorca
SpeciesPseudorca crassidens
Common nameFalse killer whale

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity62.5 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One captive specimen was still alive at 33.6 years of age [0671]. Females are estimated to live over 62 years.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity3,468 days
Male sexual maturity6,756 days
Gestation451 days
Weaning730 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.1
Inter-litter interval1,096 days
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight748,000 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0443] Ronald Nowak (2003), Walker's 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

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