AnAge entry for Berardius bairdii

Classification (HAGRID: 01957)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Cetacea (Taxon entry)
                Family: Hyperoodontidae
                    Genus: Berardius
Species: Berardius bairdii
Common name: Baird's beaked whale
Synonyms: Berardius vegae

Maximum longevity: 84 years (wild)
Source: Multiple references, please see bibliography below
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: These animals reach sexual maturity in about 10 years but they only reach physical maturity in about 20 years [0434].

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
[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
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction