AnAge entry for Macropus giganteus

Classification (HAGRID: 02166)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Diprotodontia
                Family: Macropodidae
                    Genus: Macropus
Species: Macropus giganteus
Common name: Eastern gray kangaroo

Maximum longevity: 25 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 556
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: In one field study, the oldest animals were estimated to be around 20 years old. One specimen obtained as a pouch reportedly lived 25 years in captivity [0556].

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

[0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
[0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials
[1000] Dawson et al. (2000), Thermoregulation by kangaroos from mesic and arid habitats: influence of temperature on routes of heat loss in eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) and red kangaroos (Macropus rufus) (PubMed)
[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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves
[0556] Poole (1982), Macropus giganteus