AnAge entry for Sus scrofa

Classification (HAGRID: 02409)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Artiodactyla Family: Suidae Genus: Sus
Species	Sus scrofa
Common name	Wild boar
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	27 years (captivity)
Source	ref. 671
Sample size	large
Data quality	high
Observations	While achieving sexual maturity much earlier, males do not typically mate until they are about 5 years old. One specimen of the riukiuanus subspecies lived for 27 years in captivity [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	334 days
Male sexual maturity	768 days
Gestation	115 days
Weaning	56 days
Litter size	7 (viviparous)
Litters per year	1.5
Inter-litter interval	230 days
Weight at birth	960 g
Weight at weaning	5,700 g
Adult weight	180,000 g
Postnatal growth rate	0.0095 days^-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual	86 %
Metabolism
Typical body temperature	Not yet available
Basal metabolic rate	104.1500 W
Body mass	135000.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass	0.000771 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 [0189] Kapahi et al. (1999), Positive correlation between mammalian life span and cellular resistance to stress, PubMed [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World [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 [0081] Miller (1988), A set of test life tables for theoretical gerontology, PubMed [0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves [0319] Bal and Getty (1973), Changes in the histomorphology of the uterus of the domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) with advancing age, PubMed [0318] Bal and Getty (1970), Changing morphology of the uterine tubes of the domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) with age, PubMed
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 180722
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account
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