AnAge entry for Leopardus geoffroyi
Classification (HAGRID: 01769)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Leopardus
- Species
- Leopardus geoffroyi
- Common name
- Geoffroy's cat
- Synonyms
- Felis geoffroyi, Oncifelis geoffroyi
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 23 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 671
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
A wild born couple taken to Rotterdam Zoo was both about 23 years old when they died [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
- [0817] Bielby et al. (2007), The fast-slow continuum in mammalian life history: an empirical reevaluation (PubMed)
- [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
- [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 726252
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 46844
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