AnAge entry for Neophoca cinerea

Classification (HAGRID: 02216)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Otariidae
                    Genus: Neophoca
Species: Neophoca cinerea
Common name: Australian sea lion
Synonyms: Otaria cinerea

Maximum longevity: 24.1 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Could feature delayed implantantion, which then increases the gestation period. In the wild they live more than 12 years [0621]. One wild born animal was about 24.1 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

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
[0621] Ling (1992), Neophoca cinerea