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AnAge entry for Mandrillus leucophaeus


Classification (HAGRID: 03078)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cercopithecidae
                    Genus: Mandrillus
SpeciesMandrillus leucophaeus
Common nameDrill

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

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

There have been claims of animals living up to 46 years [0434], which is not impossible but has not been verified either. In captivity, the record longevity of this species belongs to one wild born female that was about 39 years old when she died [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity1,277 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation179 days
Weaning487 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year0.8
Inter-litter interval448 days
Weight at birth772 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight18,250 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual177 %

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
[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

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