AnAge entry for Chrotogale owstoni
Classification (HAGRID: 02257)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Carnivora
Family: Viverridae
Genus: Chrotogale
- Species
- Chrotogale owstoni
- Common name
- Owston's palm civet
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Not much is known about the longevity of these animals. One specimen was still living in captivity at 12.7 years of age [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- 61 days
- Weaning
- Litter size
- 2 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- 1.5
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- 81.5 g
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 3,250 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [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
External Resources
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- ITIS 621976
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- Taxonomy ID 94184
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