AnAge entry for Syncerus caffer

Classification (HAGRID: 01995)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Bovidae
                    Genus: Syncerus
Species
Syncerus caffer
Common name
African buffalo

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity
32.8 years (captivity)
Source
Thomas Brockmann, pers. comm.
Sample size
Medium
Data quality
Acceptable
Observations

These animals live up to 18 years in the wild [0434]. One captive female was 32.8 years of age when she died in 2015 at Dresden Zoo (Thomas Brockmann, pers. comm.).

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
1,475 days
Male sexual maturity
1,674 days
Gestation
331 days
Weaning
289 days
Litter size
1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
0.4
Inter-litter interval
635 days
Weight at birth
44,000 g
Weight at weaning
166,000 g
Adult weight
700,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
0.0026 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual
85%

Metabolism

No information on metabolism is available.

References

External Resources

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ITIS 183847
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Taxonomy ID 9970
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