AnAge entry for Capra hircus

Classification (HAGRID: 01574)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Bovidae
                    Genus: Capra
Species: Capra hircus
Common name: Domestic goat

Maximum longevity: 20.8 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: One animal is reported to have lived 22 years in captivity [0511], which is plausible but unverified. Record longevity in captivity belongs to one female who lived 20.8 years [0671].

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

[1135] Lemaitre et al. (2013), Comparing free-ranging and captive populations reveals intra-specific variation in aging rates in large herbivores (PubMed)
[0951] Jurado et al. (2008), Irregular tooth wear and longevity in captive wild ruminants: a pilot survey of necropsy reports (PubMed)
[1022] Fick et al. (2007), Long-acting neuroleptics used in wildlife management do not impair thermoregulation or physical activity in goats (Capra hircus) (PubMed)
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0133] Boos and Bartels (2002), Ontogeny and occurrence of the corpus fibulae in the domesticated goat (Capra aegagrus f. hircus) (PubMed)
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0677] Saether and Gordon (1994), The adaptive significance of reproductive strategies in ungulates (PubMed)
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves
[0511] Ronald Nowak and John Paradiso (1983), Walker's Mammals of the World