AnAge entry for Mustela nigripes

Classification (HAGRID: 01850)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Mustelidae
                    Genus: Mustela
Species: Mustela nigripes
Common name: Black-footed ferret
Synonyms: Putorius nigripes

Maximum longevity: 9.4 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: It has been reported that these animals may live up to 12 years [0542], which is possible but unverified. Record longevity in captivity belongs to one specimen that lived 9.4 years [0671]. Further studies are necessary.

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
[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
[0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals