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AnAge entry for Thylogale billardierii

Classification (HAGRID: 02872)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Diprotodontia
                Family: Macropodidae
                    Genus: Thylogale
SpeciesThylogale billardierii
Common nameTasmanian red-bellied pademelon

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity8.8 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizetiny
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

These animals have been estimated to live up to 10 years [0522], which has not been confirmed. One captive specimen lived 8.8 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity435 days
Male sexual maturity435 days
Gestation29 days
Weaning202 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval204 days
Weight at birth0.42 g
Weight at weaning1,029 g
Adult weight5,000 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0098 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual48 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials
[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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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