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AnAge entry for Vicugna vicugna

Classification (HAGRID: 02358)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Camelidae
                    Genus: Vicugna
SpeciesVicugna vicugna
Common nameVicugna

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity31.6 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity730 days
Male sexual maturity730 days
Gestation340 days
Weaning213 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.7
Inter-litter interval548 days
Weight at birth5,740 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight50,000 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0057 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual123 %

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
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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