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AnAge entry for Macaca fascicularis


Classification (HAGRID: 03065)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cercopithecidae
                    Genus: Macaca
SpeciesMacaca fascicularis
Common nameLong-tailed macaque

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity39 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One wild born male lived 37.1 years in captivity, making it as old as 39 when he died [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,238 days
Male sexual maturity1,544 days
Gestation165 days
Weaning242 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.9
Inter-litter interval431 days
Weight at birth320 g
Weight at weaning848.4 g
Adult weight6,363 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual209 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References

[0825] Bertoni-Freddari et al. (2008), Selective decline of the metabolic competence of oversized synaptic mitochondria in the old monkey cerebellum, PubMed
[0804] Bellavista et al. (2008), Immunoproteasome in Macaca fascicularis: no age-dependent modification of abundance and activity in the brain and insight into an in silico structural model, PubMed
[0798] Gardner et al. (2007), Telomere dynamics in macaques and humans, PubMed
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0167] Kimura et al. (2003), Age-related changes of Alzheimer's disease-associated proteins in cynomolgus monkey brains, PubMed
[0168] Wang et al. (2003), Aging increases aortic MMP-2 activity and angiotensin II in nonhuman primates, PubMed
[0095] Shimizu et al. (2003), In vitro aging of macaque adherent cells: similar pattern of cellular aging between human and macaque, PubMed
[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
[0169] Kimura et al. (2001), Age-related changes in the localization of presenilin-1 in cynomolgus monkey brain, PubMed
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0170] Nam et al. (1998), Age-related changes in major lymphocyte subsets in cynomolgus monkeys, PubMed
[0171] Veenema et al. (1997), Aging, dominance history, and social behavior in Java-monkeys (Macaca fascicularis), PubMed
[0172] Cefalu et al. (1997), A study of caloric restriction and cardiovascular aging in cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis): a potential model for aging research, PubMed
[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
[0173] Hamlin et al. (1980), Aging of collagen: comparative rates in four mammalian species, PubMed

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