AnAge entry for Lagopus leucura
Classification (HAGRID: 00583)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Lagopus
- Species
- Lagopus leucura
- Common name
- White-tailed ptarmigan
- Synonyms
- Lagopus leucurus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 15 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In the wild, these animals live about 5 years [0444].
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
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
- [0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 677541
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 30410
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
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- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
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