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AnAge entry for Cebus albifrons

Classification (HAGRID: 03029)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cebidae
                    Genus: Cebus (Taxon entry)
SpeciesCebus albifrons
Common nameWhite-fronted capuchin

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity40.4 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One captive specimen lived 40.4 years [0671]. There is also one unverified claim of one animal of unknown sex living 44 years in captivity [0574].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,310 days
Male sexual maturity1,310 days
Gestation158 days
Weaning274 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.7
Inter-litter interval547 days
Weight at birth233 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight2,468 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual250 %

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
[0574] Hakeem et al. (1996), Brain and life span in primates
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[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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