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AnAge entry for Rangifer tarandus

Classification (HAGRID: 02394)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Cervidae (Taxon entry)
                    Genus: Rangifer
SpeciesRangifer tarandus
Common nameCaribou and reindeer

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity21.7 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

A gradual ageing process has been documented in this species [0548]. One captive specimen lived 21.7 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity662 days
Male sexual maturity680 days
Gestation228 days
Weaning120 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth6,500 g
Weight at weaning20,000 g
Adult weight101,250 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0047 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual76 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperatureNot yet available
Basal metabolic rate119.6600 W
Body mass85000.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001408 W/g

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0549] Reimers et al. (2005), Life-history variation of wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in the highly productive North Ottadalen region, Norway
[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

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