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AnAge entry for Vulpes lagopus

Classification (HAGRID: 02444)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Canidae
                    Genus: Vulpes
SpeciesVulpes lagopus
Common nameArctic fox
SynonymsAlopex lagopus

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity16.3 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity304 days
Male sexual maturity304 days
Gestation52 days
Weaning51 days
Litter size9 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth70 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight5,200 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual90 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature312ºK or 38.6ºC or 101.5ºF
Basal metabolic rate7.6650 W
Body mass3600.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.002129 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
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3, PubMed
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0676] Purvis and Harvey (1995), Mammal life-history evolution: a comparative test of Charnov’s model
[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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