AnAge entry for Eulemur fulvus

Classification (HAGRID: 02807)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Lemuridae
                    Genus: Eulemur
Species
Eulemur fulvus
Common name
Brown lemur
Synonyms
Lemur bruneus, Lemur mayottensis

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity
35.5 years (captivity)
Source
ref. 671
Sample size
Medium
Data quality
Acceptable
Observations

One specimen lived 35.5 years in captivity. Assuming it was received as an adult, it could have lived to the age of 37 or even more because its exact date of death is unknown. A hybrid between a brown and a black lemur reportedly lived 39.3 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
509 days
Male sexual maturity
633 days
Gestation
118 days
Weaning
Clutch or litter size
1.1
Breedings per year
2
Inter-litter interval
548 days
Weight at birth
73 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight
2,485 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual
219%

Metabolism

Typical body temperature
310ºK or 36.5ºC or 97.7ºF
Basal metabolic rate
4.2390 W
Body mass
2374.1 g
Metabolic rate per body mass
0.001786 W/g

References

External Resources

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ITIS 572864
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NCBI Taxonomy
Taxonomy ID 13515
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