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AnAge entry for Cebus apella

Classification (HAGRID: 03030)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cebidae
                    Genus: Cebus (Taxon entry)
SpeciesCebus apella
Common nameBrown capuchin

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity46 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

One specimen was about 46 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,703 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation158 days
Weaning307 days
Litter size1.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.6
Inter-litter interval671 days
Weight at birth239.7 g
Weight at weaning1,000 g
Adult weight2,643 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual282 %

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
[0383] Riviello and Wirz (2001), Haematology and blood chemistry of Cebus apella in relation to sex and age, PubMed
[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
[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
[0436] Cutler (1979), Evolution of human longevity: a critical overview, PubMed

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