AnAge entry for Lipotes vexillifer

Classification (HAGRID: 02313)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Cetacea (Taxon entry)
                Family: Lipotidae
                    Genus: Lipotes
Species: Lipotes vexillifer
Common name: Yangzte river dolphin, or Baiji

Maximum longevity: 24 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Questionable
Observations: A highly endangered species, not much is known about the longevity of these animals. One captive specimen lived for 22.5 years [0671] and they can live up to 24 years in the wild [0443]. Nonetheless, their maximum longevity is likely underestimated.

No information on metabolism is available.

[0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0443] Ronald Nowak (2003), Walker's Marine Mammals of the World
[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