AnAge entry for Antidorcas marsupialis

Classification (HAGRID: 01901)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Bovidae
                    Genus: Antidorcas
Species: Antidorcas marsupialis
Common name: Springbok

Maximum longevity: 19.8 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: In the wild, these animals live on average less than 10 years, though it has been speculated that they may live up to 20 years [0542]. Record longevity in captivity is 19.8 years [0671].

[1016] Fuller et al. (2005), A year in the thermal life of a free-ranging herd of springbok Antidorcas marsupialis (PubMed)
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections 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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves
[0448] Woodland Park Zoo