Electronic Supplementary Material 2: Dataset and corresponding references used in the
comparative analysis.
Species
Scientific name
Camel
Camelus
bactrianus
Felis silvestris
Pan
troglodytes
Bos taurus
Canis familiaris
Mustela
putorius
Vulpes vulpes
Capra
aegragus
Cavia porcellus
Equus caballus
Homo sapiens
Mus musculus
Sus scrofa
Setonix
brachyurus
Oryctolagus
cunniculus
Procyon lotor
Rattus
norvegicus
Macaca
mulatta
Ovis aries
Cat
Chimpanzee
Cow
Dog
Ferret
Fox
Goat
Guinea pig
Horse
Human
Mice
Pig
Quokka
Rabbit
Racoon
Norway rat
Rhesus
macaque
Sheep
Longevity
(years)
35.4
IgG halflife (days)
16.3
Reference
half life
[1]
BMR
(watts)
Reference
BMR
30
59.4
15
17
[2]
[4]
12.92
28.18
[3]
[5]
20
24
11.1
17.4
9.7
9.43
[6]
[8]
[9]
306.8
39.8
[7]
[7]
21
20.8
9.34
12
[10]
[11]
13.6
38.19
[7]
[3]
12
57
54.1
4
27
13.8
5.4
27.9
21
7
13.8
8.5
[12]
[14]
[15]
[16]
[17]
[18]
2.25
380.7
82.78
0.2
104.2
4.52
[13]
[7]
[13]
[7]
[7]
[13]
9
5.575
[19]
8.6
[7]
21
4
10.55
7.3
[20]
[22]
8.59
1
[21]
[7]
40
18.445
[23]
11.23
[5]
20.6
13.7
[24]
56.95
[3]
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