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AnAge entry for Hylobates pileatus


Classification (HAGRID: 03128)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Hylobatidae
                    Genus: Hylobates
SpeciesHylobates pileatus
Common namePileated gibbon

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity38 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One wild born specimen was still living at about 38 years of age [0671]. There is also one longevity record of 39 years [0467], but this has not been confirmed.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation228 days
Weaning
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth
Weight at weaning
Adult weight5,735 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual207 %

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
[0436] Cutler (1979), Evolution of human longevity: a critical overview, PubMed

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