AnAge entry for Cheirogaleus major
Classification (HAGRID: 02773)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
Family: Cheirogaleidae
Genus: Cheirogaleus
- Species
- Cheirogaleus major
- Common name
- Greater dwarf lemur
- Synonyms
- Lemur commersonii, Mioxicebus griseus, Cheirogaleus milii, Cheirogaleus typicus, Myspithecus typus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 13.4 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 671
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Questionable
- Observations
Although there are unverified reports of animals living up to 15 years [0573], the record longevity in captivity is 13.4 years [0671]. Considering the longevity of similar species, however, maximum longevity may be underestimated.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Gestation
- 65 days
- Weaning
- 47 days
- Litter size
- 2.2 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- 18.1 g
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 395 g
- Postnatal growth rate
- Maximum longevity residual
- 109%
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is 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
- [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
- [0573] David Macdonald (1985), The Encyclopedia of Mammals
- [0679] Harvey and Clutton-Brock (1985), Life-history variation in primates
- [0448] Woodland Park Zoo
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 572858
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 47177
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