AnAge entry for Petrogale assimilis
Classification (HAGRID: 02174)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Macropodidae
Genus: Petrogale
- Species
- Petrogale assimilis
- Common name
- Allied rock wallaby
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Little is known about the longevity of these animals. They have been reported to live up to 13 years [0522], which is plausible but unverified.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 525 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- 31 days
- Weaning
- 296 days
- Litter size
- 1 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- Inter-litter interval
- 200 days
- Weight at birth
- Weight at weaning
- 1,700 g
- Adult weight
- 4,300 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 552744
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 41893
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