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AnAge entry for Colobus guereza

Classification (HAGRID: 03059)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cercopithecidae
                    Genus: Colobus
SpeciesColobus guereza
Common nameGuereza

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity35 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

One wild born female lived 31.6 years in captivity, making her nearly 35 years old [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,461 days
Male sexual maturity2,192 days
Gestation175 days
Weaning377 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth397.8 g
Weight at weaning1,600 g
Adult weight9,950 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual175 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature310ºK or 37.0ºC or 98.6ºF
Basal metabolic rate17.0370 W
Body mass10623.6 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001604 W/g

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3, PubMed
[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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0679] Harvey and Clutton-Brock (1985), Life-history variation in primates
[0436] Cutler (1979), Evolution of human longevity: a critical overview, PubMed
[0448] Woodland Park Zoo

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