AnAge entry for Leptailurus serval

Classification (HAGRID: 02121)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Felidae
                    Genus: Leptailurus
Species: Leptailurus serval
Common name: Serval
Synonyms: Felis serval

Maximum longevity: 22.4 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: Although it has been estimated that these animals live up to 23 years in the wild [0542], record longevity in captivity is 22.4 years [0671].

[1142] Kohler et al. (2006), Comparative mortality levels among selected species of captive animals
[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
[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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals