AnAge entry for Otocyon megalotis

Classification (HAGRID: 01740)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Canidae
                    Genus: Otocyon
Species: Otocyon megalotis
Common name: Bat-eared fox
Synonyms: Canis megalotis

Maximum longevity: 17 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: They are full grown in half a year [0434]. One wild caught specimen was about 17 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[0817] Bielby et al. (2007), The fast-slow continuum in mammalian life history: an empirical reevaluation (PubMed)
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals