AnAge entry for Nyctereutes procyonoides
Classification (HAGRID: 02086)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Nyctereutes
- Species
- Nyctereutes procyonoides
- Common name
- Raccoon dog
- Synonyms
- Canis procyonoides
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 16.6 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 671
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In captivity, these animals can live up to 16.6 years [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 304 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 304 days
- Gestation
- 61 days
- Weaning
- 47 days
- Litter size
- 6 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- 1
- Inter-litter interval
- 365 days
- Weight at birth
- 75 g
- Weight at weaning
- 825 g
- Adult weight
- 6,500 g
- Postnatal growth rate
- Maximum longevity residual
- 88%
Metabolism
- Typical body temperature
- 311ºK or 38.0ºC or 100.4ºF
- Basal metabolic rate
- Not yet available
References
- [1029] Mustonen et al. (2007), Seasonal rhythms of body temperature in the free-ranging raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) with special emphasis on winter sleep (PubMed)
- [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
- [0532] Ward and Wurster-Hill (1990), Nyctereutes procyonoides
- [0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
External Resources
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- ITIS 183821
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- Taxonomy ID 34880
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