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AnAge entry for Tragelaphus angasii

Classification (HAGRID: 02347)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Bovidae
                    Genus: Tragelaphus
SpeciesTragelaphus angasii
Common nameNyala

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity18.5 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity452 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation224 days
Weaning213 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year1.2
Inter-litter interval295 days
Weight at birth5,233 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight120,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual63 %

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
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction

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