AnAge entry for Dasypus novemcinctus

Classification (HAGRID: 02076)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Cingulata
                Family: Dasypodidae
                    Genus: Dasypus
Species: Dasypus novemcinctus
Common name: Nine-banded armadillo

Maximum longevity: 22.3 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: These animals have been estimated to live more than 22 years [0434], and one 22.3 years old record, which seems plausible, has been reported [0610]. Still, their record longevity in captivity is reported to be only 14.8 years [0671]. Further studies are necessary.

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

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3 (PubMed)
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction