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AnAge entry for Colobus polykomos

Classification (HAGRID: 03060)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cercopithecidae
                    Genus: Colobus
SpeciesColobus polykomos
Common nameKing colobus

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity33.9 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One captive female was 33.9 years old when she died [0671]. Estimates of the age at sexual maturity range from 2 years [0455] to nearly 7 years [0610].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,642 days
Male sexual maturity730 days
Gestation185 days
Weaning270 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.6
Inter-litter interval442 days
Weight at birth708.5 g
Weight at weaning1,240 g
Adult weight9,525 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual170 %

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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[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
[0511] Ronald Nowak and John Paradiso (1983), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0436] Cutler (1979), Evolution of human longevity: a critical overview, PubMed

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