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AnAge entry for Tragulus javanicus

Classification (HAGRID: 02416)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Tragulidae
                    Genus: Tragulus
SpeciesTragulus javanicus
Common nameLesser mouse-deer

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity14 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In captivity, these animals live up to 14 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity167 days
Male sexual maturity167 days
Gestation144 days
Weaning84 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth370 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight3,850 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual81 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperatureNot yet available
Basal metabolic rate4.8830 W
Body mass1615.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.003023 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
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[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
[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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