AnAge entry for Conepatus chinga
Classification (HAGRID: 01815)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mephitidae
Genus: Conepatus
- Species
- Conepatus chinga
- Common name
- Molina's hog-nosed skunk
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 10 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 671
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One specimen was about 10 years old when it died in captivity [0671]. Still, maximum longevity could be underestimated in this species.
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
- [0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
- [0511] Ronald Nowak and John Paradiso (1983), Walker's Mammals of the World
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 621930
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 30542
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- Images
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