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AnAge entry for Aotus trivirgatus

Classification (HAGRID: 03019)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cebidae
                    Genus: Aotus
SpeciesAotus trivirgatus
Common nameNorthern night monkey

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity30.1 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One captive specimen was still alive at 30.1 years of age [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity821 days
Male sexual maturity730 days
Gestation142 days
Weaning77 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year1.4
Inter-litter interval269 days
Weight at birth88.5 g
Weight at weaning360 g
Adult weight800 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual221 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature311ºK or 38.0ºC or 100.4ºF
Basal metabolic rate2.4990 W
Body mass914.5 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.002733 W/g

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3, PubMed
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0681] Peter Kappeler and Michael Pereira (2003), Primate Life Histories and Socioecology
[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
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0679] Harvey and Clutton-Brock (1985), Life-history variation in primates

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