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AnAge entry for Cercopithecus cephus

Classification (HAGRID: 03043)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cercopithecidae
                    Genus: Cercopithecus
SpeciesCercopithecus cephus
Common nameMoustached monkey

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity36 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One wild born female lived 31 years in captivity and could have been as old as 36 [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,460 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation172 days
Weaning365 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.4
Inter-litter interval821 days
Weight at birth340 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight3,585 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual210 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0681] Peter Kappeler and Michael Pereira (2003), Primate Life Histories and Socioecology
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[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
[0679] Harvey and Clutton-Brock (1985), Life-history variation in primates

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