AnAge entry for Petrogale lateralis
Classification (HAGRID: 02542)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Macropodidae
Genus: Petrogale
- Species
- Petrogale lateralis
- Common name
- Black-footed rock wallaby
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Little is known about the longevity of these animals. They have been reported to live up to 12 years [0522], which is plausible but unverified. One captive specimen lived 9.3 years [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 540 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 590 days
- Gestation
- 30 days
- Weaning
- Litter size
- 1 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 4,200 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
- [0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials
External Resources
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- ITIS 552750
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- Taxonomy ID 54085
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