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AnAge entry for Puma concolor

Classification (HAGRID: 02486)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Felidae
                    Genus: Puma
SpeciesPuma concolor
Common nameCougar
SynonymsFelis concolor

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity23.8 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In the wild, these animals have been estimated to live up to 18 years [0542]. One captive specimen was still alive at 23.8 years of age [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity912 days
Male sexual maturity912 days
Gestation92 days
Weaning90 days
Litter size2.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.45
Inter-litter interval786 days
Weight at birth400 g
Weight at weaning3,500 g
Adult weight63,000 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0061 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual89 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature311ºK or 37.6ºC or 99.7ºF
Basal metabolic rate49.3260 W
Body mass37200.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001326 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
[0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to 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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves
[0436] Cutler (1979), Evolution of human longevity: a critical overview, PubMed
[0448] Woodland Park Zoo

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