AnAge entry for Eubalaena australis

Classification (HAGRID: 01929)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Cetacea (Taxon entry)
                Family: Balaenidae
                    Genus: Eubalaena
Species: Eubalaena australis
Common name: Southern right whale
Synonyms: Balaena antarctica, Balaena antipodarum, Hunterus temminckii, Balaena australis, Balaena glacialis australis, Eubalaena glacialis australis

Maximum longevity: 70 years (wild)
Source: ref. 434
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: These animals stop growing at about age 18 for females and 20 for males.

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
[0447] Pieter Folkens et al. (2002), National Audubon Society Guide to Marine Mammals of the World
[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