AnAge entry for Eubalaena glacialis

Classification (HAGRID: 02277)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Cetacea (Taxon entry)
                Family: Balaenidae
                    Genus: Eubalaena
Species: Eubalaena glacialis
Common name: North atlantic right whale
Synonyms: Balaena glacialis, Balaena biscayensis, Balaena nordcaper, Balaena glacialis glacialis

Maximum longevity: 67 years (wild)
Source: ref. 642
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: There is one anecdotal report, which could turn out to be true, of a mature female being spotted for 60 years, which would make it at least 67 years old. One female at least 65 years-old was possibly reproductively senescent [0642].

No information on metabolism is available.

[0817] Bielby et al. (2007), The fast-slow continuum in mammalian life history: an empirical reevaluation (PubMed)
[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
[0642] Hamilton et al. (1998), Age structure and longevity in North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis and their relation to reproduction
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data