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AnAge entry for Cebus capucinus

Classification (HAGRID: 03031)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cebidae
                    Genus: Cebus (Taxon entry)
SpeciesCebus capucinus
Common nameWhite-faced capuchin

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity54 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One wild-born male called "Bobo" lived 53.5 years in captivity, making it at least 54 years of age when he died at Lederle Laboratories. While this is the only record of a specimen of this genus to live more than 50 years, another wild-born male specimen lived 46.9 years at Mesker Park Zoo, making it about 48 years-old when he died and making it the second longest-lived specimen of the genus [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,505 days
Male sexual maturity2,921 days
Gestation162 days
Weaning521 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.5
Inter-litter interval803 days
Weight at birth230 g
Weight at weaning1,350 g
Adult weight2,655 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual331 %

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
[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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