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AnAge entry for Macaca arctoides


Classification (HAGRID: 03063)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cercopithecidae
                    Genus: Macaca
SpeciesMacaca arctoides
Common nameStump-tailed macaque

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity29.2 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

It has been estimated, but unconfirmed, that these animals live up to 30 years in the wild [0001]. One captive specimen was at least 29.2 years old when it died [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,186 days
Male sexual maturity2,099 days
Gestation177 days
Weaning299 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.6
Inter-litter interval558 days
Weight at birth479 g
Weight at weaning2,300 g
Adult weight9,275 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual147 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[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
[0001] Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish

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