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AnAge entry for Loris tardigradus

Classification (HAGRID: 03144)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Loridae
                    Genus: Loris
SpeciesLoris tardigradus
Common nameSlender loris

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity19.3 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One captive specimen lived 19.3 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity380 days
Male sexual maturity365 days
Gestation166 days
Weaning150 days
Litter size1.3 (viviparous)
Litters per year1.5
Inter-litter interval288 days
Weight at birth11 g
Weight at weaning139 g
Adult weight238.2 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual171 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature309ºK or 35.5ºC or 95.9ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.7140 W
Body mass284.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.002514 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
[0467] Lindenfors (2002), Sexually antagonistic selection on primate size
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0463] Austad (1997), Small nonhuman primates as potential models of human aging, PubMed
[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
[0436] Cutler (1979), Evolution of human longevity: a critical overview, PubMed

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