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AnAge entry for Ateles marginatus


Classification (HAGRID: 03025)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cebidae
                    Genus: Ateles
SpeciesAteles marginatus
Common nameWhite-whiskered spider monkey

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity44 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizetiny
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

Two wild born females are still living in captivity at an estimated age of 44 [0671]. Still, not much is known about these animals.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
Weaning
Litter size (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight6,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual238 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0730] Smith et al. (2003), Body mass of late Quaternary mammals

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