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AnAge entry for Tapirus terrestris

Classification (HAGRID: 02978)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Perissodactyla
                Family: Tapiridae
                    Genus: Tapirus
SpeciesTapirus terrestris
Common nameBrazilian tapir

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity38 years (captivity)
SourceRob Coke, pers. comm.
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

A 38 year-old specimen called "George" was still alive at San Antonio Zoo (Rob Coke, pers. comm.).

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,095 days
Male sexual maturity1,095 days
Gestation398 days
Weaning289 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth6,000 g
Weight at weaning86,260 g
Adult weight250,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual116 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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