AnAge entry for Vulpes velox

Classification (HAGRID: 01752)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Canidae
                    Genus: Vulpes
Species: Vulpes velox
Common name: Swift fox
Synonyms: Vulpes velox velox, Vulpes velox hebes, Canis velox

Maximum longevity: 15.9 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Anecdotal reports suggest these animals may live up to 20 years [0610]. Record longevity in captivity, however, belongs to a wild born male that was around 15.9 years when he died in captivity [0671].

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

[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
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
[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
[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