AnAge entry for Lutrogale perspicillata
Classification (HAGRID: 02181)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: Lutrogale
- Species
- Lutrogale perspicillata
- Common name
- Smooth-coated otter
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
These animals likely live less than 10 years in the wild. It has been reported that they live up to 20 years in captivity [0434], which has not been confirmed. One specimen lived 15.4 years in captivity [0671]. Further studies are necessary to determine the maximum longevity of this species.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 944 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- 63 days
- Weaning
- Litter size
- 5 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 9,000 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
- [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
- [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 621919
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 452644
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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