AnAge entry for Tarsius bancanus

Classification (HAGRID: 03161)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Primates (Taxon entry) Family: Tarsiidae Genus: Tarsius
Species	Tarsius bancanus
Common name	Western tarsier
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	16.3 years (captivity)
Source	ref. 671
Sample size	small
Data quality	acceptable
Observations	This animal has a gestation time unusually big for his size [0434]. One captive specimen lived 16.3 years [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	920 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation	178 days
Weaning	80 days
Litter size	1 (viviparous)
Litters per year	1.5
Inter-litter interval	270 days
Weight at birth	24.6 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight	122.5 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual	160 %
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 [0436] Cutler (1979), Evolution of human longevity: a critical overview, PubMed
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 572904
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account
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