AnAge entry for Equus grevyi

Classification (HAGRID: 02638)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Perissodactyla
                Family: Equidae
                    Genus: Equus
Species: Equus grevyi
Common name: Grevy's zebra
Synonyms: Equus faurei, Equus grevyi berberensis

Maximum longevity: 31 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: One wild born specimen was about 31 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

No information on metabolism is available.

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[1142] Kohler et al. (2006), Comparative mortality levels among selected species of captive animals
[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
[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