AnAge entry for Rangifer tarandus

Classification (HAGRID: 02490)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Cervidae (Taxon entry)
                    Genus: Rangifer
Species: Rangifer tarandus
Common name: Caribou and reindeer

Maximum longevity: 21.8 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 956
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: A gradual ageing process has been documented in this species [0548]. Record longevity in captivity is 21.8 years [0956].

[0956] Muller et al. (2010), Relevance of management and feeding regimens on life expectancy in captive deer, PubMed
[0951] Jurado et al. (2008), Irregular tooth wear and longevity in captive wild ruminants: a pilot survey of necropsy reports, PubMed
[0549] Reimers et al. (2005), Life-history variation of wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in the highly productive North Ottadalen region, Norway
[1011] Sakkinen et al. (2004), The effect of blood sampling method on indicators of physiological stress in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus), PubMed
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0548] Weladji et al. (2002), Age-related reproductive effort in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus): evidence of senescence
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
[0344] Anderson et al. (1993), Subclinical lumbar polyradiculopathy, polyneuritis and ganglionitis in aged wild and exotic mammalians, PubMed
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves
[0393] Leader-Williams (1979), Age-related changes in the testicular and antler cycles of reindeer, Rangifer tarandus, PubMed