AnAge entry for Panthera leo

Classification (HAGRID: 02127)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Felidae
                    Genus: Panthera
Species
Panthera leo
Common name
Lion

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity
28 years (captivity)
Source
ref. 1306
Sample size
Large
Data quality
Acceptable
Observations

Some older publications list lions as capable of living up to 30 years [0514], which is based on anecdotal reports and probably incorrect. One wild born male died at Cologne Zoo at about 27 years of age. A hybrid between a leopard and a lion lived for 24 years and a hybrid between a lion and tiger lived for 24.2 years [0671]. One zoo specimen lived 28 years based on data retrieved from ZIMS [1306].

Lions will preferably frequent sites with large prey, causing factors like prey depletion and conflict with humans to be extremely detrimental for these animals [1381].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
1,095 days
Male sexual maturity
1,095 days
Gestation
109 days
Weaning
Litter size
3 (viviparous)
Litters per year
1
Inter-litter interval
649 days
Weight at birth
1,300 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight
175,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
0.0035 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual
90%

Metabolism

Typical body temperature
311ºK or 37.9ºC or 100.2ºF
Basal metabolic rate
94.5800 W
Body mass
98000.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass
0.000965 W/g

References

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System
ITIS 183803
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Encyclopaedia of Life
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NCBI Taxonomy
Taxonomy ID 9689
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