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AnAge entry for Ateles paniscus

Classification (HAGRID: 03026)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cebidae
                    Genus: Ateles
SpeciesAteles paniscus
Common nameBlack spider monkey

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

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

Several specimens have been known to live over 40 years in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,516 days
Male sexual maturity1,280 days
Gestation229 days
Weaning795 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.5
Inter-litter interval1,072 days
Weight at birth452.5 g
Weight at weaning3,790 g
Adult weight7,888 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
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0681] Peter Kappeler and Michael Pereira (2003), Primate Life Histories and Socioecology
[0108] Steinert et al. (2002), Telomere biology and cellular aging in nonhuman primate cells, PubMed
[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
[0181] Brunnert et al. (1990), Islet cell hyperplasia in an aged spider monkey (Ateles paniscus), PubMed
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[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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