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AnAge entry for Sus verrucosus


Classification (HAGRID: 02410)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Suidae
                    Genus: Sus
SpeciesSus verrucosus
Common nameJavan pig

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity17 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In the wild, these animals have been estimated to live up to 14 years [0542]. One specimen lived over 17 years at Berlin Zoo [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity274 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation120 days
Weaning
Litter size6 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth1,000 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight76,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual62 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals

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