AnAge entry for Petrogale concinna
Classification (HAGRID: 02176)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Macropodidae
Genus: Petrogale
- Species
- Petrogale concinna
- Common name
- Nabarlek
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 11.7 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 671
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
The nabarlek apparently features continuous tooth development. In captivity, it lives up 11.7 years [0671]. It has also been reported that it lives up to 17 years [0522], which is possible but unverified.
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
- [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
- [0522] Fisher et al. (2001), The ecological basis of life history variation in marsupials
- [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 552747
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 859894
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