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AnAge entry for Tragulus napu

Classification (HAGRID: 02417)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Tragulidae
                    Genus: Tragulus
SpeciesTragulus napu
Common nameGreater mouse-deer

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity16.7 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One captive specimen lived 16.7 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity137 days
Male sexual maturity135 days
Gestation153 days
Weaning91 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval152 days
Weight at birth373 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight6,500 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual89 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[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

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