AnAge entry for Dugong dugon

Classification (HAGRID: 02839)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Sirenia
                Family: Dugongidae
                    Genus: Dugong
Species: Dugong dugon
Common name: Dugong
Synonyms: Dugong dugon hemprichii, Dugong dugon dugon, Dugong dugon tabernaculi, Dugong dugong

Maximum longevity: 73 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: The dugong may feature some form of continuous tooth development [0002]. It is estimated that these animals live more than 50 years in the wild, with one estimate suggesting that they may live up to 73 years [0434]. Their longevity has not been studied in detail in captivity, but one animal was still alive after 25.3 years [0671].

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

[1043] Lanyon et al. (2010), Physiological response of wild dugongs (Dugong dugon) to out-of-water sampling for health assessment
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0443] Ronald Nowak (2003), Walker's Marine Mammals of the World
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0002] Caleb Finch (1990), Longevity, Senescence, and the Genome
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction