AnAge entry for Monodon monoceros
Classification (HAGRID: 01967)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Cetacea (Taxon entry)
Family: Monodontidae
Genus: Monodon
- Species
- Monodon monoceros
- Common name
- Narwhal
- Synonyms
- Narwalus microcephalus, Ceratodon monodon, Narwalus vulgaris
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 50 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 561
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
It is estimated that these animals may live more than 50 years. Attempts to keep animals in captivity have so far failed [0561].
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
- [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
- [0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
- [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
- [0561] Margaret Klinowska (1991), Dolphins, Porpoises and Whales. The IUCN Red Data Book
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 180485
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 40151
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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