AnAge entry for Pseudorca crassidens

Classification (HAGRID: 02297)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Cetacea (Taxon entry)
                Family: Delphinidae (Taxon entry)
                    Genus: Pseudorca
Species: Pseudorca crassidens
Common name: False killer whale
Synonyms: Orca destructor, Pseudorca meridionalis, Phocaena crassidens, Orca meridionalis

Maximum longevity: 62.5 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One captive specimen was still alive at 33.6 years of age [0671]. Females are estimated to live over 62 years.

[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
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[1062] Stacey et al. (1994), Pseudorca crassidens
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction