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AnAge entry for Leontopithecus rosalia

Classification (HAGRID: 03000)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Callitrichidae
                    Genus: Leontopithecus
SpeciesLeontopithecus rosalia
Common nameGolden lion tamarin

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity31.6 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

A relatively long-lived species. In captivity, these animals have been reported to live up to 31.6 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity547 days
Male sexual maturity730 days
Gestation128 days
Weaning131 days
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year1.8
Inter-litter interval189 days
Weight at birth55.3 g
Weight at weaning165 g
Adult weight654.5 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0077 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual240 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0681] Peter Kappeler and Michael Pereira (2003), Primate Life Histories and Socioecology
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[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
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves
[0448] Woodland Park Zoo

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