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AnAge entry for Tarsius syrichta

Classification (HAGRID: 03163)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Tarsiidae
                    Genus: Tarsius
SpeciesTarsius syrichta
Common namePhilippine tarsier

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity16 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizetiny
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One male reportedly lived over 10 years in captivity, making it about 16 years old [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
Male sexual maturity
Gestation179 days
Weaning83 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth25.9 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight119.2 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual157 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperature307ºK or 33.8ºC or 92.8ºF
Basal metabolic rate0.4300 W
Body mass113.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.003805 W/g

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[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
[0681] Peter Kappeler and Michael Pereira (2003), Primate Life Histories and Socioecology
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0467] Lindenfors (2002), Sexually antagonistic selection on primate size
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0463] Austad (1997), Small nonhuman primates as potential models of human aging, PubMed
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0679] Harvey and Clutton-Brock (1985), Life-history variation in primates
[0436] Cutler (1979), Evolution of human longevity: a critical overview, PubMed

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