AnAge entry for Boselaphus tragocamelus
Classification (HAGRID: 01565)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Genus: Boselaphus
- Species
- Boselaphus tragocamelus
- Common name
- Nilgai
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 21.7 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 671
- Sample size
- Large
- Data quality
- High
- Observations
Longevity in captivity is at least 21.7 years.
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0951] Jurado et al. (2008), Irregular tooth wear and longevity in captive wild ruminants: a pilot survey of necropsy reports (PubMed)
- [0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
- [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 552477
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 9917
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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