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AnAge entry for Macaca sinica


Classification (HAGRID: 03074)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cercopithecidae
                    Genus: Macaca
SpeciesMacaca sinica
Common nameToque macaque

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity29.3 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

In the wild, this species has an average life span of less than 5 years [0434]. Little is known about its longevity in captivity, but one animal lived 29.3 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,460 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation152 days
Weaning396 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.7
Inter-litter interval547 days
Weight at birth446 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight4,370 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual166 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[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
[0676] Purvis and Harvey (1995), Mammal life-history evolution: a comparative test of Charnov’s model
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0679] Harvey and Clutton-Brock (1985), Life-history variation in primates

External resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information SystemITIS 573026
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