AnAge entry for Arctocephalus tropicalis

Classification (HAGRID: 02213)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Otariidae
                    Genus: Arctocephalus
Species: Arctocephalus tropicalis
Common name: Subantarctic fur seal

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but one wild born specimen was still living in captivity at about 18.5 years of age [0671].

No information on metabolism is available.

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[0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
[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