AnAge entry for Babyrousa babyrussa
Classification (HAGRID: 02053)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Genus: Babyrousa
- Species
- Babyrousa babyrussa
- Common name
- Babirusa
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 22.9 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 671
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
It has been reported that these animals may live up to 24 years [0001], which is possible but unverified. One captive specimen lived for 22.9 years [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 548 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 548 days
- Gestation
- 153 days
- Weaning
- 213 days
- Litter size
- 1.3 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- 2
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- 715 g
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 71,500 g
- Postnatal growth rate
- Maximum longevity residual
- 84%
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
- [0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
- [0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
- [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 625006
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- ADW account
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 41806
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