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AnAge entry for Alouatta seniculus


Classification (HAGRID: 03016)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cebidae
                    Genus: Alouatta
SpeciesAlouatta seniculus
Common nameRed howler monkey

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity25 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One wild born animal was still alive after 22.8 years in captivity, making it as old as 25 [0671]. It has been estimated that these animals live up to 25 years in the wild [0001], though this has not been confirmed.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,475 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation190 days
Weaning372 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.7
Inter-litter interval424 days
Weight at birth263 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight6,543 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual133 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[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
[0001] Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish

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