AnAge entry for Macaca sylvanus

Classification (HAGRID: 02748)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cercopithecidae
                    Genus: Macaca
Species: Macaca sylvanus
Common name: Barbary macaque
Synonyms: Inuus ecaudatus, Simia inuus, Simia pithecus, Pithecus pygmaeus

Maximum longevity: 30 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 1317
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: These animals have been reported to live up to 30 years in captivity [1317]. It has been reported that these animals can reach 31 years of age [1313], although this has not been validated. With age, these monkeys have been shown to lose interest in exploring their environment and social activities. However, there was still an interest in social information [1313,1317].

No information on metabolism is available.

[1313] Fischer (2017), On the Social Life and Motivational Changes of Aging Monkeys (PubMed)
[1317] Almeling et al. (2016), Motivational Shifts in Aging Monkeys and the Origins of Social Selectivity (PubMed)
[1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
[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
[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