AnAge entry for Dendrolagus bennettianus
Classification (HAGRID: 02513)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Macropodidae
Genus: Dendrolagus
- Species
- Dendrolagus bennettianus
- Common name
- Bennett's tree kangaroo
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Not much is known about the longevity of these animals. One captive specimen lived 12.4 years [0671]. They have also been estimated to live up to 20 years [0522], which is possible but unconfirmed.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- 32 days
- Weaning
- 720 days
- Litter size
- 1 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- Inter-litter interval
- 365 days
- Weight at birth
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 9,300 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
- [0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
- [0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 552707
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 168239
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