AnAge entry for Oreamnos americanus

Classification (HAGRID: 01970)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Bovidae
                    Genus: Oreamnos
Species
Oreamnos americanus
Common name
Mountain goat
Synonyms
Oreamnos americanus columbiae, Oreamnos americanus columbianus, Oreamnos americanus dorsatus, Oreamnos americanus kennedyi, Oreamnos americanus lanigera, Oreamnos americanus missoulae, Oreamnos americanus montanus, Oreamnos americanus sericeus

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity
20.8 years (captivity)
Source
ref. 671
Sample size
Small
Data quality
Acceptable
Observations

One captive specimen lived 20.8 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
912 days
Male sexual maturity
912 days
Gestation
184 days
Weaning
122 days
Litter size
1.2 (viviparous)
Litters per year
1
Inter-litter interval
365 days
Weight at birth
3,200 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight
90,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual
74%

Metabolism

Typical body temperature
Not yet available
Basal metabolic rate
46.4140 W
Body mass
32000.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass
0.001450 W/g

References

External Resources

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ITIS 180713
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