AnAge entry for Canis lupus

Classification (HAGRID: 01728)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Canidae
                    Genus: Canis
Species: Canis lupus
Common name: Gray wolf
Synonyms: Canis dingo

Maximum longevity: 20.6 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: In the wild, 10 year-old females have been known to give birth and record longevity is 13.7 years [0434]. One wild born male was around 20.6 years old when he died in captivity [0671]. Gene expression levels are associated with age, whereas other examined factors such as disease, sex and social status have minimal effects. Features of senescence such as immunosenescence and metabolic ageing are evolutionary conserved between wolves and humans [1188].

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

[1188] Charruau et al. (2016), Pervasive Effects of Aging on Gene Expression in Wild Wolves (PubMed)
[1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
[0923] MacNulty et al. (2009), Predatory senescence in ageing wolves (PubMed)
[0817] Bielby et al. (2007), The fast-slow continuum in mammalian life history: an empirical reevaluation (PubMed)
[1017] Valerio et al. (2005), Evaluation of the cardiovascular effects of an anaesthetic protocol for immobilization and anaesthesia in grey wolves (Canis lupus L, 1758) (PubMed)
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0676] Purvis and Harvey (1995), Mammal life-history evolution: a comparative test of Charnov's model
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves