AnAge entry for Arctocephalus australis

Classification (HAGRID: 01861)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Otariidae
                    Genus: Arctocephalus
Species: Arctocephalus australis
Common name: South American fur seal
Synonyms: Arctocephalus australis australis, Arctocephalus australis gracilis

Maximum longevity: 30.6 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: It has been estimated that females may live up to 30 years in the wild and males up to 20 years [0611]. One wild born female was about 30.6 years old when she died in captivity [0671]. Gestation time excludes delayed implantation period.

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

No information on metabolism is available.

[1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
[0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0443] Ronald Nowak (2003), Walker's Marine Mammals of the World
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0611] Lima and Paez (1995), Growth and reproductive patterns in the South American fur seal
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals