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AnAge entry for Sylvicapra grimmia

Classification (HAGRID: 02342)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Bovidae
                    Genus: Sylvicapra
SpeciesSylvicapra grimmia
Common nameBush duiker

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity15.4 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

Three animals aged 15.4 years where still alive in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity255 days
Male sexual maturity255 days
Gestation165 days
Weaning191 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year1.4
Inter-litter interval245 days
Weight at birth1,612 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight18,500 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual70 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0817] Bielby et al. (2007), The fast-slow continuum in mammalian life history: an empirical reevaluation, PubMed
[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
[0677] Saether and Gordon (1994), The adaptive significance of reproductive strategies in ungulates, PubMed
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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