AnAge entry for Rhea americana
Classification (HAGRID: 01665)
- Taxonomy
-
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Rheiformes
Family: Rheidae
Genus: Rhea
- Species
- Rhea americana
- Common name
- Greater rhea
- Synonyms
- Struthio americanus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Very little is known about the longevity of these animals. They are known to live up to 13 years [0995], but possibly they can live much longer.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 426 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 426 days
- Gestation
- 36 days
- Clutch or litter size
- Breedings per year
- Weight at birth
- Adult weight
- 23,000 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [1142] Kohler et al. (2006), Comparative mortality levels among selected species of captive animals
- [0995] Navarro and Martella (2002), Reproductivity and raising of Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) and Lesser Rhea (Pterocnemia pennata): a review
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174379
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 8797
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
- Search Google