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AnAge entry for Macaca fuscata


Classification (HAGRID: 03066)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cercopithecidae
                    Genus: Macaca
SpeciesMacaca fuscata
Common nameJapanese macaque

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity38.5 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

In captivity, these animals have been reported to live up to 38.5 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,483 days
Male sexual maturity1,369 days
Gestation174 days
Weaning366 days
Litter size1.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.5
Inter-litter interval514 days
Weight at birth496 g
Weight at weaning1,767 g
Adult weight8,883 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual196 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0269] Nakamichi (2003), Age-related differences in social grooming among adult female Japanese monkeys ( Macaca fuscata), PubMed
[0095] Shimizu et al. (2003), In vitro aging of macaque adherent cells: similar pattern of cellular aging between human and macaque, PubMed
[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
[0271] Suzuki and Ishida (2001), Age changes in plasma IGF-1 concentration in free-ranging Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata), PubMed
[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
[0270] Nakano et al. (1989), Age-related accumulation of lipofuscin in myocardium of Japanese monkey (Macaca fuscata), PubMed
[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

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