AnAge entry for Macropus rufogriseus

Classification (HAGRID: 02535)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Diprotodontia
                Family: Macropodidae
                    Genus: Macropus
Species: Macropus rufogriseus
Common name: Red-necked wallaby

Maximum longevity: 15.2 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Large
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: These animals have been reported to live up to 19 years [0522], which is not impossible but appears a bit dubious. Estimates of animals living 18.6 years in the wild have been reported [0434]. There are also anecdotal reports of some animals living more than 20 years. These are common animals in zoos, however, and record longevity in captivity is only 15.2 years [0671]. Further studies are necessary.

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
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials
[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