AnAge Home Help Human Ageing Genomic Resources Citation

AnAge entry for Viverra zibetha

Classification (HAGRID: 02621)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Viverridae
                    Genus: Viverra
SpeciesViverra zibetha
Common nameOriental civet

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity21.7 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
Weaning30 days
Litter size3 (viviparous)
Litters per year2
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight10,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual108 %

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

External resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information SystemITIS 622005
Animal Diversity WebADW account
Encyclopedia of LifeSearch EOL
Genome ProjectSearch NCBI
Entrez

Search all databases

Entrez Taxonomy search

Ageing literature

Search Google Scholar

Search PubMed

Search Scirus

ImagesGoogle Image search
InternetSearch Google

AnAge database at the Human Ageing Genomic Resources.

If you find any missing or incorrect data, please contact us.