AnAge entry for Procapra gutturosa
Classification (HAGRID: 01984)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Genus: Procapra
- Species
- Procapra gutturosa
- Common name
- Mongolian gazelle
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 12 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 671
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One wild born specimen was about 12 years old when it died in captivity [0671]. Tooth erosion appears to be a major life-limiting factor and explain why these animals live less than other similar species.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 532 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- 185 days
- Weaning
- Litter size
- 1.3 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- 1
- Inter-litter interval
- 365 days
- Weight at birth
- 2,900 g
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 30,000 g
- Postnatal growth rate
- Maximum longevity residual
- 50%
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [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
- [0546] Jiang et al. (1998), The present status, ecology and conservation of the Mongolian gazelle, Procapra gutturosa: a review
- [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 625114
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 157669
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