AnAge entry for Elaphurus davidianus

Classification (HAGRID: 01677)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Cervidae (Taxon entry)
                    Genus: Elaphurus
Species: Elaphurus davidianus
Common name: Pere David's deer

Maximum longevity: 27.5 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: In the wild, these animals have been estimated to live up to 18 years [0542]. One captive specimen lived 27.5 years [0671].

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0547] Sternicki et al. (2003), Inbreeding effects on lifetime in David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus, Milne Edwards 1866) population (PubMed)
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals