AnAge entry for Vulpes cana
Classification (HAGRID: 02092)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Vulpes
- Species
- Vulpes cana
- Common name
- Blanford's fox
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
In the wild, these animals may live up to 10 years [0542]. Because longevity has not been studied in detail in captivity, their maximum longevity is unknown.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 304 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 304 days
- Gestation
- 55 days
- Weaning
- 46 days
- Litter size
- 2 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- 29 g
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 1,000 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
- Typical body temperature
- 312ºK or 38.5ºC or 101.3ºF
- Basal metabolic rate
- Not yet available
References
- [1032] McNab (2008), An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR (PubMed)
- [0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
- [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
- [0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 621859
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 354190
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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