AnAge entry for Martes zibellina
Classification (HAGRID: 01841)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: Martes
- Species
- Martes zibellina
- Common name
- Sable
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 18.4 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 671
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One animal born in a fur farm and taken to Leningrad Zoo was living after 18.4 years [0671]. There is usually a period of delayed implantation, so the total gestation time can take between 150 and 335 days.
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
- [0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
- [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
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 621945
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 36722
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