AnAge entry for Propithecus verreauxi

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
[0817] Bielby et al. (2007), The fast-slow continuum in mammalian life history: an empirical reevaluation, PubMed [0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World [0540] Pochron et al. (2004), Demography, life history, and social structure in Propithecus diadema edwardsi from 1986-2000 in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar, PubMed [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 [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 [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data [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 [0436] Cutler (1979), Evolution of human longevity: a critical overview, PubMed
External resources
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