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AnAge entry for Alouatta caraya

Classification (HAGRID: 03011)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cebidae
                    Genus: Alouatta
SpeciesAlouatta caraya
Common nameBlack howler monkey

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity32.4 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One wild born female was about 32.4 years old when she died in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,167 days
Male sexual maturity928 days
Gestation187 days
Weaning195 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval338 days
Weight at birth187.5 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight5,463 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual177 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0681] Peter Kappeler and Michael Pereira (2003), Primate Life Histories and Socioecology
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0467] Lindenfors (2002), Sexually antagonistic selection on primate size
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0679] Harvey and Clutton-Brock (1985), Life-history variation in primates
[0194] Malinow and Maruffo (1965), Aortic atherosclerosis in free-ranging howler monkeys (Alouatta caraya), PubMed

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