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AnAge entry for Zaglossus bruijni

Classification (HAGRID: 02950)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Monotremata
                Family: Tachyglossidae
                    Genus: Zaglossus
SpeciesZaglossus bruijni
Common nameLong-nosed echidna

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity41.2 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizetiny
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One captive specimen at the Toronga Zoo in Sydney was still alive at 41.2 years of age [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Incubation
Weaning152 days
Clutch size1 (oviparous)
Clutches per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at hatching
Weight at weaning400 g
Adult weight7,500 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual215 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature304ºK or 30.8ºC or 87.4ºF
Basal metabolic rate6.4930 W
Body mass11848.6 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.000548 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
[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

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