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AnAge entry for Vulpes corsac

Classification (HAGRID: 02443)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Canidae
                    Genus: Vulpes
SpeciesVulpes corsac
Common nameCorsac fox

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity13 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One specimen was about 13 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity504 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation53 days
Weaning28 days
Litter size4.7 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth62.5 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight2,700 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual79 %

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
[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

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