AnAge entry for Phocoena phocoena

Classification (HAGRID: 02317)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Cetacea (Taxon entry)
                Family: Phocoenidae
                    Genus: Phocoena
Species: Phocoena phocoena
Common name: Harbor porpoise
Synonyms: Delphinus phocoena

Maximum longevity: 20.4 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: These animals rarely live more than 13 years in the wild [0434]. One captive specimen was still alive at 20.4 years of age [0671].

[1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
[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
[0339] Koopman et al. (1996), Stratification and age-related differences in blubber fatty acids of the male harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) (PubMed)
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0433] McNab (1988), Complications inherent in scaling the basal rate of metabolism in mammals (PubMed)
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves