AnAge entry for Petrogale xanthopus
Classification (HAGRID: 02544)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Macropodidae
Genus: Petrogale
- Species
- Petrogale xanthopus
- Common name
- Ringtailed rock wallaby
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 14.4 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 671
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Although they may reach sexual maturity earlier, females do not conceive until they are about 16 months-old [0455].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 541 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- 31 days
- Weaning
- 344 days
- Litter size
- 1.1 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- Inter-litter interval
- 196 days
- Weight at birth
- 0.5 g
- Weight at weaning
- 2,500 g
- Adult weight
- 6,000 g
- Postnatal growth rate
- Maximum longevity residual
- 77%
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [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
- [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 552753
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 9325
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