AnAge entry for Coturnix chinensis
Classification (HAGRID: 00574)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Coturnix
- Species
- Coturnix chinensis
- Common name
- King quail
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 5 years
- Source
- ref. 952
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Questionable
- Observations
These animals have been estimated to live up to 5 years [0952], though detailed ageing studies are lacking.
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
- [0952] Buttemer et al. (2008), Fowl play and the price of petrel: long-living Procellariiformes have peroxidation-resistant membrane composition compared with short-living Galliformes (PubMed)
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 176009
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 46218
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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