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AnAge entry for Lepilemur mustelinus

Classification (HAGRID: 03148)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Megaladapidae
                    Genus: Lepilemur
SpeciesLepilemur mustelinus
Common nameWeasel sportive lemur

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevityNot yet established
Observations

Longevity has not been studied in detail in these animals but it has been argued that they probably live more than 12 years [0434].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity592 days
Male sexual maturity546 days
Gestation135 days
Weaning85 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth27 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight700 g
Postnatal growth rate

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[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

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