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AnAge entry for Macaca thibetana

Classification (HAGRID: 03076)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cercopithecidae
                    Genus: Macaca
SpeciesMacaca thibetana
Common nameTibetan macaque

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity27 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizetiny
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One wild born female lived 25.2 years in captivity, though she was probably less than 27 years of age when she died [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation170 days
Weaning571 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.5
Inter-litter interval730 days
Weight at birth525 g
Weight at weaning2,400 g
Adult weight10,300 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual134 %

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

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