AnAge entry for Microcebus murinus

Classification (HAGRID: 03203)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cheirogaleidae
                    Genus: Microcebus
Species: Microcebus murinus
Common name: Gray mouse lemur

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity: 18.2 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: These animals appear to be among the fastest ageing primates [0463]. One captive specimen lived for 18.2 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity: 243 days
Male sexual maturity: 243 days
Gestation: 61 days
Weaning: 37 days
Litter size: 2 (viviparous)
Litters per year: 1
Inter-litter interval: 73 days
Weight at birth: 6 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight: 64.8 g
Postnatal growth rate: 0.0362 days^-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual: 197%

Metabolism

No information on metabolism is available.

References

[0942] Terrien et al. (2011), Physiological responses to chronic heat exposure in an aging non-human primate species, the gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus), PubMed
[0875] Terrien et al. (2010), Non-shivering thermogenesis activation and maintenance in the aging gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus), PubMed
[0740] Picq (2007), Aging affects executive functions and memory in mouse lemur primates, PubMed
[0728] Aujard et al. (2006), Behavioral thermoregulation in a non human primate: Effects of age and photoperiod on temperature selection, PubMed
[0700] Cayetanot et al. (2005), Shortened seasonal photoperiodic cycles accelerate aging of the diurnal and circadian locomotor activity rhythms in a primate, PubMed
[0518] Perret and Aujard (2005), Aging and season affect plasma dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) levels in a primate, PubMed
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0352] Aujard and Nemoz-Bertholet (2004), Response to urinary volatiles and chemosensory function decline with age in a prosimian primate, PubMed
[0353] Nemoz-Bertholet and Aujard (2003), Physical activity and balance performance as a function of age in a prosimian primate (Microcebus murinus), PubMed
[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
[0415] Aujard et al. (2001), Artificially accelerated aging by shortened photoperiod alters early gene expression (Fos) in the suprachiasmatic nucleus and sulfatoxymelatonin excretion in a small primate, Microcebus murinus, PubMed
[0144] Gilissen et al. (1999), Topographical localization of lipofuscin pigment in the brain of the aged fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius) and grey lesser mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus): comparison to iron localization, PubMed
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0354] Aujard and Perret (1998), Age-related effects on reproductive function and sexual competition in the male prosimian primate, Microcebus murinus, PubMed
[0143] Gilissen et al. (1998), Topographical localization of iron in brains of the aged fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius) and gray lesser mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus), PubMed
[0355] Jallageas et al. (1998), Age-related changes in serotonergic and catecholaminergic brain systems in the lemurian primate Microcebus murinus, PubMed
[0356] Dhenain et al. (1998), Cerebral T2-weighted signal decrease during aging in the mouse lemur primate reflects iron accumulation, PubMed
[0463] Austad (1997), Small nonhuman primates as potential models of human aging, PubMed
[0494] Giannakopoulos et al. (1997), Quantitative analysis of tau protein-immunoreactive accumulations and beta amyloid protein deposits in the cerebral cortex of the mouse lemur, Microcebus murinus, PubMed
[0496] Delacourte et al. (1995), Biochemical characterization of Tau proteins during cerebral aging of the lemurian primate Microcebus murinus, PubMed
[0495] Bons et al. (1995), Immunocytochemical characterization of Tau proteins during cerebral aging of the lemurian primate Microcebus murinus, 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
[0357] Dournaud et al. (1994), Choline acetyltransferase and somatostatin levels in aged Microcebus murinus brain, PubMed
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0358] Bons et al. (1992), Senile plaques and neurofibrillary changes in the brain of an aged lemurian primate, Microcebus murinus, PubMed
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0679] Harvey and Clutton-Brock (1985), Life-history variation in primates
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves

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