AnAge entry for Spheniscus demersus
Classification (HAGRID: 01671)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Sphenisciformes
Family: Spheniscidae
Genus: Spheniscus
- Species
- Spheniscus demersus
- Common name
- Jackass penguin
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 27.3 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 969
- Sample size
- Large
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In captivity, these animals have been known to live at least 20 years [0993]. In the wild they can live up to 27.3 years [0969].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 727 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Incubation
- Clutch size
- (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 3,135 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
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0969] Whittington et al. (2000), Maximum longevities of African penguins Spheniscus demersus based on banding records
- [0993] Gailey-Phipps (1978), A world survey of penguins in captivity
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174462
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 92683
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