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Desert Tortoise

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Key facts

Scientific Name
Gopherus agassizii
Weight
5 kg
Length
0.3 m
Lifespan
40 years
Habitat
Desert regions
Diet
Herbivore

In context

Desert Tortoise is a compact terrestrial and burrowing reference, with a mass of 11 to 23 kg and length of 0.15 to 0.36 m. Its life-history value is a 90-to-135-day incubation range, not a lifespan measurement, so those axes should remain separate.

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PHYSICAL SCALE

PHYSICAL SIZE
0.3 × 0.15 m

PHYSICAL

Weight
5 kg
Height
0.15 m
Length
0.3 m

LIFE

Lifespan
40 years
Gestation
100 days

TRAITS

Scientific Name
Gopherus agassizii
Diet
Herbivore
Habitat
Desert regions

ABILITIES

Speed (km/h)
0.4
Bite Force (PSI)
80

Reported species traits

Sex and geographic scope are not separated, and life stage is unspecified. Ranges do not imply an average. These measurements are not matched to the recorded length or height.

Desert Tortoise

Gopherus agassizii

Reported body length

Reported minimum
0.15 m
Reported maximum
0.36 m
Reported average
Unknown

Originally reported units

Reported minimum
15 cm
Reported maximum
36 cm
Reported average
Unknown

Reported mass

Reported minimum
11 kg
Reported maximum
23 kg
Reported average
Unknown

Reported wingspan

Unknown

Incubation

Reported minimum
90 days
Reported maximum
135 days
Reported average
Unknown

Locomotion

Primary medium
terrestrial
Additional reported media
None reported
Reported behaviors
terricolous, fossorial

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