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AnAge entry for Callithrix pygmaea

Classification (HAGRID: 02997)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Callitrichidae
                    Genus: Callithrix
SpeciesCallithrix pygmaea
Common namePygmy marmoset

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity18.6 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

In captivity, these animals have been known to live up to 18.6 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity684 days
Male sexual maturity638 days
Gestation125 days
Weaning91 days
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval171 days
Weight at birth16 g
Weight at weaning70 g
Adult weight124 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual182 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperatureNot yet available
Basal metabolic rate0.5990 W
Body mass110.7 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.005411 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
[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
[0463] Austad (1997), Small nonhuman primates as potential models of human aging, PubMed
[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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