AnAge entry for Felis silvestris
Classification (HAGRID: 01767)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Felis
- Species
- Felis silvestris
- Common name
- Wild cat
- Synonyms
- Felis lybica
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 19 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 671
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Wild cats live up to 16 years. Some estimates suggest they may live up to 18 years in the wild [0542], but these are unverified. One wild born female of the lybica subspecies was about 19 years old when she died in captivity [0671].
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
- [0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections 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
- [0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
- [0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 180589
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 9683
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