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AnAge entry for Pithecia monachus

Classification (HAGRID: 03159)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Pitheciidae
                    Genus: Pithecia
SpeciesPithecia monachus
Common nameMonk saki

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity25 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizetiny
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One wild born female lived 20.6 years at San Diego Zoo. She could have been as old as 25 when she died [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
Weaning
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth120.67 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight1,780 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual162 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[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
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0436] Cutler (1979), Evolution of human longevity: a critical overview, PubMed

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