AnAge entry for Stenella attenuata

Classification (HAGRID: 01952)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Cetacea (Taxon entry)
                Family: Delphinidae
                    Genus: Stenella
Species: Stenella attenuata
Common name: Pantropical spotted dolphin
Synonyms: Stenella dubia, Delphinus dubius, Steno attenuatus

Maximum longevity: 46 years (wild)
Source: ref. 1
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: There are reports of pregnant females up to the age of 35. Their maximum longevity could be underestimated.

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
[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
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction