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Table 1 Lifespan and rate of aging comparisons between females and males in mammals, birds or insects

From: Sex gap in aging and longevity: can sex chromosomes play a role?

 

Lifespan

Rate of aging

References

Female

Male

Female

Male

Mammals

 Primates

Sifaka

Propithecus verreauxi

24

20

0.0991

0.186

[118]a,b

Northern Muriqui

Brachyteles hypoxanthus

27

27

0.129

0.148

[118]a,b

Capuchin

Cebus capucinus

20

13

0.165

0.294

[118]a,b

Yellow Baboon

Papio cynocephalus

28

23

0.123

0.213

[118]a,b

Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

39

41

0.0992

0.137

[118]a,b

Gorilla

Gorilla beringei

39

35

0.211

0.182

[118]a,b

Mandrill

Mandrillus sphinx

22.23

12.70

[35]d

Rhesus macaque

Macaca mulatta

9.44

5.51

[35]d

Japanese macaque

Macaca fuscata

7.33

4.30

[35]d

Gelada

Theropithecus gelada

9.62

7.60

[35]d

 Carnivora

Ringed seal

Phoca hispida

37

40

0.056

0.057

[119]a,c

African wild dog

Lycaon pictus

3.29

3.66

[35]d

Southern elephant seal

Mirounga leonina

4.18

3.12

[35]d

 Rodentia

Black-tailed prairie dog

Cynomys ludovicianus

2.80

1.74

[35]d

North American beaver

Castor canadensis

2.93

2.75

[35]d

 Perrisodactyla

Burchell’s zebra

Equus burchelli

49

55

0.106

0.094

[119]a,c

 Artiodactyla

Impala

Aepyceros melampus

6

6

[37]e

Gaur

Bos gaurus

11

6

[37]e

Wild goat

Capra aegagrus

3.75

2.5

[37]e

Alpine ibex

Capra ibex

12

12.5

[37]e

Iberian ibex

Capra pyrenaica

6

5

[37]e

Wildebeeste

Connochaetes taurinus

5.5

5

[37]e

Topi

Damaliscus lunatus

3.5

3.5

[37]e

Topi

Damaliscus lunatus

6

6

0.326

0.311

[119]a,c

Defassa Waterbuck

Kobus defassa

8

8

[37]e

Lechwe

Kobus leche

6

6

[37]e

Mountain goat

Oreamnos americanus

9

4

[37]e

Mountain goat

Oreamnos americanus

8.18

5.82

[35]d

Soay sheep

Ovis aries

2

2

[37]e

Soay sheep

Ovis aries

5.13

3.12

[35]d

Bighorn sheep

Ovis canadensis

7.5

5

[37]e

Dall Mountain Sheep

Ovis dalli

9.5

11

[37]e

Dall Mountain Sheep

Ovis dalli

13

13

0.118

0.170

[119]a,c

Isard

Rupicapra pyre ica

11

12

[37]e

Chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra

7

6.5

[37]e

African buffalo

Syncerus caffer

11

11

[37]e

African buffalo

Syncerus caffer

16

22

0.143

0.084

[119]a,c

African buffalo

Syncerus caffer

7.36

7.38

[35]d

Greater kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

8

4

[37]e

Moose

Alces alces

7

3.5

[37]e

Roe deer

Capreolus capreolus

8.25

5

[37]e

Roe deer

Capreolus capreolus

7.91

5.01

[35]d

Elk

Cervus canadensis

18

8

[37]e

Elk

Cervus elaphus canadensis

16.05

7.64

[35]d

Red deer

Cervus elaphus

10

7

[37]e

Red deer

Cervus elaphus

10.6

8.0

[35]d

Sika deer

Cervus nippon

11

8

[37]e

Black-tailed deer

Odocoileus hemionus columbianus

5

3

[37]e

Reindeer

Rangifer tarandus

6.5

4.5

[37]e

Reindeer

Rangifer tarandus

16

11

0.111

0.212

[119]a,c

Reindeer

Rangifer tarandus

4.63

2.18

[35]d

 Cetacea

Common bottlenose dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

12.34

9.74

[35]d

Birds

 Accipitriformes

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

6.59

6.48

[35]d

 Anseriformes

Tundra swan

Cygnus columbianus

27

32

0.101

0.079

[119]a,b

Tundra swan

Cygnus columbianus

5.60

6.94

[35]d

Barnacle goose

Branta leucopsis

7.00

7.80

 

 Ciconiiformes

Black-legged kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

> 12

> 12

0.074

0.069

[119]a,b

Black-legged kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

6.56

5.24

[35]d

 Passeriformes

European pied flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca

7

7

0.235

0.241

[119]a,b

Great tit

Parus major

7

7

0.233

0.242

[119]a,b

Arabian babbler

Tursoides squamiceps

6

7

0.225

0.211

[119]a,b

Arabian babbler

Turdoides squamiceps

2.95

4.30

[35]d

Florida scrub jay

Aphelocoma caerulescens

4.82

4.52

[35]d

 Galliformes

Black grouse

Tetrao tetrix

3.81

2.53

[35]d

 Piciformes

Acorn woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

3.08

4.30

[35]d

Insects

 Lepidoptera

Edith’s checkerspot

Euphydryas editha

2.0208

2.7086

[120]c

Japanese luehdorfia

Luehdorfia japonica

1.8337

1.8556

[120]c

Myrtil

Maniola jurtina

0.2994

1.4000

[120]b,c

Japanese clouded Apollo

Parnassius glacialis

3.2305

2.2751

[120]c

Mormon Fritillary

Speyeria mormonia

1.6364

1.6837

[120]c

 Odonata

Small red damselfly

Ceriagrion tenellum

0.065

0.045

[121]b

Bluets

Enallagma hageni

0.153

0.143

[121]b

Azure damselfly

Coenagrion puella

0.088

0.111

[121]b

  1. We limited our literature search to comparative studies including sex-specific lifespan or rate of aging estimates in natural populations of mammals, birds or insects. In bold, the sex with the longest lifespan or the steepest rate of aging
  2. a Lifespan measured as maximum longevity
  3. b Rate of aging measured as Gompertz rate of aging
  4. c Rate of aging measured as Weibull rate of aging
  5. d Lifespan measured as life expectancy at reaching adulthood
  6. e Lifespan measured as the age when 50% of a cohort was still alive