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AnAge entry for Otolemur garnettii

Classification (HAGRID: 03114)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Galagonidae
                    Genus: Otolemur
SpeciesOtolemur garnettii
Common nameSmall-eared galago

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity18.3 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One specimen lived 18.3 years in captivity [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity600 days
Male sexual maturity600 days
Gestation132 days
Weaning140 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year1.4
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth46 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight1,300 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual125 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature309ºK or 36.0ºC or 96.8ºF
Basal metabolic rate3.9270 W
Body mass1314.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.002989 W/g

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3, PubMed
[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

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