AnAge entry for Odocoileus virginianus

Classification (HAGRID: 01688)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Cervidae (Taxon entry)
                    Genus: Odocoileus
Species: Odocoileus virginianus
Common name: White-tailed deer
Synonyms: Dama virginianus, Dama virginiana

Maximum longevity: 23 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 956
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: In the wild, few animals live more than 5-10 years. One pregnant female was about 19-23 years of age [0434]. Record longevity in captivity is 23 years [0956].

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

[1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
[0956] Muller et al. (2010), Relevance of management and feeding regimens on life expectancy in captive deer (PubMed)
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3 (PubMed)
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0086] Ditchkoff et al. (2001), Concentrations of insulin-like growth factor-I in adult male white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus): associations with serum testosterone, morphometrics and age during and after the breeding season (PubMed)
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
[0677] Saether and Gordon (1994), The adaptive significance of reproductive strategies in ungulates (PubMed)
[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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves