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AnAge entry for Saguinus midas

Classification (HAGRID: 03007)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Callitrichidae
                    Genus: Saguinus
SpeciesSaguinus midas
Common nameMidas tamarin

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity21 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

In captivity, these animals have been reported to live up to 21 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity608 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation127 days
Weaning71 days
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year1.4
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth40 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight553.8 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual163 %

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
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[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

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