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AnAge entry for Macaca silenus

Classification (HAGRID: 03073)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cercopithecidae
                    Genus: Macaca
SpeciesMacaca silenus
Common nameLiontail macaque

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity40 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

These animals have been reported to live up to 40 years in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,429 days
Male sexual maturity2,511 days
Gestation176 days
Weaning365 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.7
Inter-litter interval503 days
Weight at birth407 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight7,875 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual207 %

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
[0713] Martin et al. (1991), Amyloid precursor protein in aged nonhuman primates, 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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