AnAge entry for Capreolus pygargus
Classification (HAGRID: 02019)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae (Taxon entry)
Genus: Capreolus
- Species
- Capreolus pygargus
- Common name
- Eastern roe deer
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but one captive specimen lived 12.1 years [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 413 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 655 days
- Gestation
- 294 days
- Weaning
- 137 days
- Litter size
- 2 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- 1
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- 1,750 g
- Weight at weaning
- 28,750 g
- Adult weight
- 39,450 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [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
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 625064
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 48560
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