AnAge entry for Pudu puda

Classification (HAGRID: 02038)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Cervidae (Taxon entry)
                    Genus: Pudu
Species: Pudu puda
Common name: Southern pudu
Synonyms: Ovis pudu, Pudu pudu

Maximum longevity: 18.3 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 956
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Males normally do not reproduce until they are about 2 years old [0448]. It has been reported that these animals may live up to 21 years in captivity [0434], which is plausible but has not been confirmed. Record longevity in captivity is 21.8 years [0956].

No information on metabolism is available.

[0956] Muller et al. (2010), Relevance of management and feeding regimens on life expectancy in captive deer (PubMed)
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0086] Ditchkoff et al. (2001), Concentrations of insulin-like growth factor-I in adult male white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus): associations with serum testosterone, morphometrics and age during and after the breeding season (PubMed)
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0677] Saether and Gordon (1994), The adaptive significance of reproductive strategies in ungulates (PubMed)
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves
[0448] Woodland Park Zoo