AnAge entry for Orcaella brevirostris
Classification (HAGRID: 01946)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Cetacea (Taxon entry)
Family: Delphinidae
Genus: Orcaella
- Species
- Orcaella brevirostris
- Common name
- Irrawaddy dolphin
- Synonyms
- Orcaella fluminalis, Orca brevirostris
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 30 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 624
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One study in the wild estimated age for 18 individuals with the oldest estimated to be around 30 years [0624].
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
- [0443] Ronald Nowak (2003), Walker's Marine Mammals of the World
- [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
- [0624] Stacey and Arnold (1999), Orcaella brevirostris
- [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 180471
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 48747
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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