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AnAge entry for Erythrocebus patas

Classification (HAGRID: 03061)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cercopithecidae
                    Genus: Erythrocebus
SpeciesErythrocebus patas
Common namePatas monkey

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity28.3 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
ObservationsNo observations are presently available

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity956 days
Male sexual maturity1,400 days
Gestation167 days
Weaning162 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval357 days
Weight at birth504.5 g
Weight at weaning1,950 g
Adult weight7,750 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual147 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature312ºK or 39.3ºC or 102.7ºF
Basal metabolic rate5.9580 W
Body mass3000.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.001986 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
[0681] Peter Kappeler and Michael Pereira (2003), Primate Life Histories and Socioecology
[0195] Page et al. (2002), Morphological alterations in neurons forming corticocortical projections in the neocortex of aged Patas monkeys, 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
[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

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