AnAge entry for Cystophora cristata

Classification (HAGRID: 02220)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Phocidae
                    Genus: Cystophora
Species: Cystophora cristata
Common name: Hooded seal
Synonyms: Phoca cristata, Cystophora borealis, Phoca mitrata

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: The total gestation time, of approximately 11.5 months, includes a 4 months period of delayed implantation [0443]. In the wild, these animals have been estimated to live more than 35 years [0573]. Little is known about their longevity in captivity, though.

No information on metabolism is available.

[0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
[0443] Ronald Nowak (2003), Walker's Marine Mammals of the World
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
[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
[0573] David Macdonald (1985), The Encyclopedia of Mammals