AnAge entry for Otolemur garnettii

Classification (HAGRID: 02785)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Galagidae
                    Genus: Otolemur
Species
Otolemur garnettii
Common name
Small-eared galago

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity
20 years (captivity)
Source
ref. 1301
Sample size
Medium
Data quality
Acceptable
Observations

One specimen lived 20 years in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
600 days
Male sexual maturity
600 days
Gestation
132 days
Weaning
140 days
Litter size
1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
1.4
Inter-litter interval
365 days
Weight at birth
46 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight
1,300 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual
136%

Metabolism

Typical body temperature
309ºK or 36.0ºC or 96.8ºF
Basal metabolic rate
3.9270 W
Body mass
1314.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass
0.002989 W/g

References

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System
ITIS 572903
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NCBI Taxonomy
Taxonomy ID 30611
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