AnAge entry for Viverra tangalunga
Classification (HAGRID: 02271)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Carnivora
Family: Viverridae
Genus: Viverra
- Species
- Viverra tangalunga
- Common name
- Malayan civet
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 15 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 671
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Questionable
- Observations
One wild born specimen was about 15 years old when it died in captivity [0671]. Considering the longevity of similar species, it is possible that maximum longevity is underestimated.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- Weaning
- Litter size
- 2 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 7,350 g
- Postnatal growth rate
- Maximum longevity residual
- 78%
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
- [0730] Smith et al. (2003), Body mass of late Quaternary mammals
- [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 622004
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 71121
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