AnAge entry for Hyemoschus aquaticus

Classification (HAGRID: 01718)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Tragulidae
                    Genus: Hyemoschus
Species: Hyemoschus aquaticus
Common name: Water chevrotain

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals. It has been suggested that they live up to 14 years in the wild [0573].

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant 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
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0573] David Macdonald (1985), The Encyclopedia of Mammals