AnAge entry for Macaca fascicularis

Classification (HAGRID: 02738)

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cercopithecidae
                    Genus: Macaca

Species

Macaca fascicularis

Common name

Long-tailed macaque

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity

39 years (captivity)

Source

ref. 671

Sample size

Large

Data quality

Acceptable

Observations

One wild born male lived 37.1 years in captivity, making it as old as 39 when he died [0671]. Aged females, similarly to other monkeys, spend less time participating in social interactions, especially low-ranking individuals [1313].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity

1,238 days

Male sexual maturity

1,544 days

Gestation

165 days

Weaning

Litter size

1 (viviparous)

Litters per year

0.9

Inter-litter interval

431 days

Weight at birth

320 g

Weight at weaning

Adult weight

6,363 g

Postnatal growth rate

Maximum longevity residual

209%

Metabolism

Typical body temperature

311ºK or 37.6ºC or 99.7ºF

Basal metabolic rate

Not yet available

References

• [1313] Fischer (2017), On the Social Life and Motivational Changes of Aging Monkeys (PubMed)
• [1236] Didier et al. (2016), Contributions of Nonhuman Primates to Research on Aging (PubMed)
• [1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
• [1088] Shively et al. (2012), Aging and physical mobility in group-housed Old World monkeys (PubMed)
• [0946] McFarlane et al. (2011), Age-associated alteration in innate immune response in captive baboons (PubMed)
• [0945] Aizawa et al. (2009), Age-dependent alteration in hippocampal neurogenesis correlates with learning performance of macaque monkeys (PubMed)
• [0825] Bertoni-Freddari et al. (2008), Selective decline of the metabolic competence of oversized synaptic mitochondria in the old monkey cerebellum (PubMed)
• [0804] Bellavista et al. (2008), Immunoproteasome in Macaca fascicularis: no age-dependent modification of abundance and activity in the brain and insight into an in silico structural model (PubMed)
• [1028] Sikoski et al. (2007), Comparison of rectal and infrared thermometry for obtaining body temperature in cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis) (PubMed)
• [0798] Gardner et al. (2007), Telomere dynamics in macaques and humans (PubMed)
• [0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
• [0167] Kimura et al. (2003), Age-related changes of Alzheimer's disease-associated proteins in cynomolgus monkey brains (PubMed)
• [0168] Wang et al. (2003), Aging increases aortic MMP-2 activity and angiotensin II in nonhuman primates (PubMed)
• [0095] Shimizu et al. (2003), In vitro aging of macaque adherent cells: similar pattern of cellular aging between human and macaque (PubMed)
• [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
• [0169] Kimura et al. (2001), Age-related changes in the localization of presenilin-1 in cynomolgus monkey brain (PubMed)
• [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
• [0170] Nam et al. (1998), Age-related changes in major lymphocyte subsets in cynomolgus monkeys (PubMed)
• [0171] Veenema et al. (1997), Aging, dominance history, and social behavior in Java-monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) (PubMed)
• [0172] Cefalu et al. (1997), A study of caloric restriction and cardiovascular aging in cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis): a potential model for aging research (PubMed)
• [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
• [0173] Hamlin et al. (1980), Aging of collagen: comparative rates in four mammalian species (PubMed)

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