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AnAge entry for Tamandua mexicana

Classification (HAGRID: 02987)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Pilosa
                Family: Myrmecophagidae
                    Genus: Tamandua
SpeciesTamandua mexicana
Common nameNorthern tamandua

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity16 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizetiny
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One specimen was estimated to be 16 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
Weaning
Litter size (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight4,500 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual90 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature305ºK or 32.0ºC or 89.6ºF
Basal metabolic rate5.1240 W
Body mass3884.2 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001319 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
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3, PubMed
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World

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