AnAge entry for Hemitragus jemlahicus

Classification (HAGRID: 01605)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Bovidae
                    Genus: Hemitragus
Species: Hemitragus jemlahicus
Common name: Himalayan tahr

Maximum longevity: 24 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 1306
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Although males may be sexually mature at 2 years of age, they normally only start breeding at later ages.

: 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
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0676] Purvis and Harvey (1995), Mammal life-history evolution: a comparative test of Charnov's model
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[1306] Variation in actuarial senescence does not reflect life span variation across mammals (PubMed)