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AnAge entry for Microcebus coquereli

Classification (HAGRID: 03102)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cheirogaleidae
                    Genus: Microcebus
SpeciesMicrocebus coquereli
Common nameCoquerel's mouse lemur

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity17.4 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizesmall
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One specimen lived 17.4 years in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity312 days
Male sexual maturity275 days
Gestation89 days
Weaning136 days
Litter size1.8 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth14.8 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight311.2 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual148 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0817] Bielby et al. (2007), The fast-slow continuum in mammalian life history: an empirical reevaluation, PubMed
[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
[0463] Austad (1997), Small nonhuman primates as potential models of human aging, PubMed
[0164] Holleschau and Rathbun (1994), The effects of age on glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase activities in lenses of Old World simians and prosimians, PubMed
[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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