AnAge entry for Varecia variegata

Classification (HAGRID: 03243)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Lemuridae
                    Genus: Varecia
Species: Varecia variegata
Common name: Ruffed lemur

Maximum longevity: 37 years (captivity)
Source: John Gramieri, pers. comm.
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: One wild born female was about 37 years of age when she died at the Duke University Primate Center. The oldest recorded captive-born specimens of this species was a female which was 33.4 years-old when she died at San Antonio Zoo (John Gramieri, pers. comm.).

No information on metabolism is available.

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