AnAge entry for Casuarius casuarius
Classification (HAGRID: 00403)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Casuariiformes
Family: Casuariidae
Genus: Casuarius
- Species
- Casuarius casuarius
- Common name
- Southern cassowary
- Synonyms
- Casuarius casurius, Struthio casuarius
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 30 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 1142
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Questionable
- Observations
Little is known about the longevity of this species. One study using data from captive populations found evidence of animals living over 30 years, which is plausible. Unconfirmed reports suggest they may live even longer in captivity, perhaps over 40 years.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,454 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Incubation
- Clutch size
- (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 44,000 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [1142] Kohler et al. (2006), Comparative mortality levels among selected species of captive animals
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 553788
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 8787
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