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AnAge entry for Wallabia bicolor

Classification (HAGRID: 02876)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Diprotodontia
                Family: Macropodidae
                    Genus: Wallabia
SpeciesWallabia bicolor
Common nameSwamp wallaby

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity16.8 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity426 days
Male sexual maturity426 days
Gestation36 days
Weaning256 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval243 days
Weight at birth0.61 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight14,625 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0068 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
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
[0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials
[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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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