AnAge entry for Trichechus inunguis

Classification (HAGRID: 02840)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Sirenia
                Family: Trichechidae
                    Genus: Trichechus
Species: Trichechus inunguis
Common name: Amazonian manatee
Synonyms: Trichecus inunguis

Maximum longevity: 40 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Manatees may feature some form of continuous tooth development [0002]. It is estimated that they can live 30 years in the wild [0573], but probably longer. One wild born specimen was still alive in captivity at 40 years of age [0671].

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

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0443] Ronald Nowak (2003), Walker's Marine Mammals 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
[0002] Caleb Finch (1990), Longevity, Senescence, and the Genome
[0573] David Macdonald (1985), The Encyclopedia of Mammals