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AnAge entry for Cercopithecus mona


Classification (HAGRID: 03049)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cercopithecidae
                    Genus: Cercopithecus
SpeciesCercopithecus mona
Common nameMona monkey

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity30 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

Some estimates suggest that these animals may live up to 30 years in the wild [0542]. One wild born female was about 30 years old when she died in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
Weaning
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth284 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight4,500 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual169 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0467] Lindenfors (2002), Sexually antagonistic selection on primate size
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals

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