AnAge entry for Mandrillus sphinx

Classification (HAGRID: 03079)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Primates (Taxon entry) Family: Cercopithecidae Genus: Mandrillus
Species	Mandrillus sphinx
Common name	Mandrill
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	40 years (captivity)
Source	ref. 671
Sample size	large
Data quality	high
Observations	There have been claims of animals living up to 46.3 years [0422], which is not impossible but has not been verified either. In captivity, the record longevity of this species belongs to one female that was still alive at age 40 [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	1,186 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation	173 days
Weaning	354 days
Litter size	1 (viviparous)
Litters per year	0.8
Inter-litter interval	532 days
Weight at birth	613 g
Weight at weaning	3,000 g
Adult weight	23,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual	176 %
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 [0422] Primate Info Net
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 573031
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account
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Genome Project	Search NCBI
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