AnAge entry for Thylogale thetis
Classification (HAGRID: 02549)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Macropodidae
Genus: Thylogale
- Species
- Thylogale thetis
- Common name
- Red-necked pademelon
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 9 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 671
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One captive specimen lived 8.1 years [0671]. It also has been reported that these animals live up to 9 years [0522], which is possible.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 555 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- Weaning
- 210 days
- Litter size
- 1 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- Inter-litter interval
- 182 days
- Weight at birth
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 3,800 g
- Postnatal growth rate
- Maximum longevity residual
- 52%
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
External Resources
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- ITIS 552758
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- Taxonomy ID 442964
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