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AnAge entry for Ateles fusciceps

Classification (HAGRID: 03023)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cebidae
                    Genus: Ateles
SpeciesAteles fusciceps
Common nameBrown-headed spider monkey

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity46 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One wild born female was still alive after more than 43.2 years in captivity, making it as old as 46 [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,515 days
Male sexual maturity1,826 days
Gestation227 days
Weaning410 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.5
Inter-litter interval882 days
Weight at birth400 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight7,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual243 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[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
[0436] Cutler (1979), Evolution of human longevity: a critical overview, PubMed

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