AnAge entry for Hemitragus hylocrius
Classification (HAGRID: 01603)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Genus: Hemitragus
- Species
- Hemitragus hylocrius
- Common name
- Nilgiri tahr
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 17.3 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 671
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
These endangered animals probably live around 4-5 years in the wild, though some may live up to 9 years [0542]. One captive specimen lived 17.3 years [0671]. Maximum longevity could be slightly underestimated because the better studied Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) can live for more than 20 years.
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
- [0730] Smith et al. (2003), Body mass of late Quaternary 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
- [0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 625144
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 330464
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