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AnAge entry for Microcebus murinus


Classification (HAGRID: 03103)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cheirogaleidae
                    Genus: Microcebus
SpeciesMicrocebus murinus
Common nameGray mouse lemur

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity18.2 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
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 maturity243 days
Male sexual maturity243 days
Gestation61 days
Weaning37 days
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval73 days
Weight at birth6 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight64.8 g
Postnatal growth rate0.0362 days-1 (from Gompertz function)
Maximum longevity residual197 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References

[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
[0681] Peter Kappeler and Michael Pereira (2003), Primate Life Histories and Socioecology
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[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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