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AnAge entry for Cacajao melanocephalus

Classification (HAGRID: 03151)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Pitheciidae
                    Genus: Cacajao
SpeciesCacajao melanocephalus
Common nameBlack uakari

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevityNot yet established
Observations

Not much is known about the longevity of these animals, but one specimen was about 20 years old when it died in captivity [0671]. Considering the longevity of similar species, however, maximum longevity could be considerably underestimated.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
Weaning639 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight2,935 g
Postnatal growth rate

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
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data

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