AnAge entry for Chlorocebus aethiops

Classification (HAGRID: 03057)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Primates (Taxon entry) Family: Cercopithecidae Genus: Chlorocebus
Species	Chlorocebus aethiops
Common name	Vervet
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	30.8 years (captivity)
Source	ref. 671
Sample size	medium
Data quality	acceptable
Observations	One captive specimen in Israel lived at least 30.8 years. It could have been older, though, because its exact date of birth and death are unknown [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	1,034 days
Male sexual maturity	1,825 days
Gestation	162 days
Weaning	182 days
Litter size	1 (viviparous)
Litters per year	1
Inter-litter interval	357 days
Weight at birth	314 g
Weight at weaning	1,036 g
Adult weight	5,620 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual	168 %
Metabolism
No information on metabolism available.
References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World [0108] Steinert et al. (2002), Telomere biology and cellular aging in nonhuman primate cells, PubMed [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 [0059] Tolmasoff et al. (1980), Superoxide dismutase: correlation with life-span and specific metabolic rate in primate species, PubMed
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 552515
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account
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