AnAge entry for Ziphius cavirostris
Classification (HAGRID: 02310)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Cetacea (Taxon entry)
Family: Hyperoodontidae
Genus: Ziphius
- Species
- Ziphius cavirostris
- Common name
- Cuvier's beaked whale
- Synonyms
- Ziphius australis, Hyperoodon capensis, Ziphius indicus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 62 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 443
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Estimates suggest these whales may live up to 62 years [0443]. Average lifespan is probably over 30 years.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- 365 days
- Weaning
- Litter size
- 1 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 2,701,000 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0443] Ronald Nowak (2003), Walker's Marine Mammals of the World
- [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
- [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 180498
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 9760
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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