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AnAge entry for Varecia variegata

Classification (HAGRID: 03142)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Lemuridae
                    Genus: Varecia
SpeciesVarecia variegata
Common nameRuffed lemur

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity36 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

One wild born male was living at the Duke University Primate Center at about 36 years of age [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity604 days
Male sexual maturity608 days
Gestation99 days
Weaning112 days
Litter size2.2 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval365 days
Weight at birth87.2 g
Weight at weaning2,893 g
Adult weight3,670 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual210 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[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
[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

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