AnAge entry for Tremarctos ornatus

Classification (HAGRID: 02250)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Ursidae
                    Genus: Tremarctos
Species: Tremarctos ornatus
Common name: Spectacled bear
Synonyms: Ursus ornatus, Ursus frugilegus, Tremarctos lasallei, Ursus nasutus, Tremarctos ornatus majori, Ursus ornatus thomasi

Maximum longevity: 39 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One wild born animal was about 39 years of age when it died in captivity [0671]. These animals may feature delayed implantation [0434].

No information on metabolism is available.

[1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
[1142] Kohler et al. (2006), Comparative mortality levels among selected species of captive animals
[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
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data