AnAge entry for Lophodytes cucullatus
Classification (HAGRID: 00301)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Lophodytes
- Species
- Lophodytes cucullatus
- Common name
- Hooded merganser
- Synonyms
- Mergus cucullatus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 15.7 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 986
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In the wild, these animals have been known to live up to 14.5 years [0427]. One study reported they can live up to 15.7 years in captivity [0986].
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
- [0061] Monaghan and Metcalfe (2000), Genome size and longevity (PubMed)
- [0986] Ricklefs (2000), Intrinsic aging-related mortality in birds
- [0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
- [0427] BBL - Longevity Records of North American Birds
- [0438] Smithsonian National Zoological Park
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 175183
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 279951
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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