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| Classification (HAGRID: 03132) | |
| Taxonomy | Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Primates (Taxon entry) Family: Indridae Genus: Propithecus |
| Species | Propithecus verreauxi |
| Common name | Verreaux's sifaka |
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits | |
| Maximum longevity | 30.5 years (captivity) |
| Source | ref. 671 |
| Sample size | small |
| Data quality | acceptable |
| Observations | One male of the coquereli subspecies lived 30.5 years at the Duke University Primate Center [0671]. Infant survival of old females drops, but a decline in fertility has been reported in some of the oldest females [0540]. |
Life history traits (averages) | |
| Female sexual maturity | 912 days |
| Male sexual maturity | 912 days |
| Gestation | 148 days |
| Weaning | 150 days |
| Litter size | 1 (viviparous) |
| Litters per year | 1 |
| Inter-litter interval | 537 days |
| Weight at birth | 72.25 g |
| Weight at weaning | |
| Adult weight | 5,000 g |
| Postnatal growth rate | |
| Maximum longevity residual | 169 % |
Metabolism | |
| Typical body temperature | 309ºK or 36.0ºC or 96.8ºF |
| Basal metabolic rate | 3.7380 W |
| Body mass | 3350.0 g |
| Metabolic rate per body mass | 0.001116 W/g |
References |
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[0817] Bielby et al. (2007), The fast-slow continuum in mammalian life history: an empirical reevaluation, PubMed | |
External resources | |
| Integrated Taxonomic Information System | ITIS 572885 |
| Animal Diversity Web | ADW account |
| Encyclopedia of Life | Search EOL |
| Genome Project | Search NCBI |
| Entrez | |
| Ageing literature | |
| Images | Google Image search |
| Internet | Search Google |
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