AnAge entry for Nycticebus coucang

Classification (HAGRID: 02821)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Lorisidae
                    Genus: Nycticebus
Species
Nycticebus coucang
Common name
Slow loris
Synonyms
Lemur tardigradus, Nycticebus sumatrensis, Nycticebus coucang brachycephalus, Nycticebus coucang buku, Nycticebus coucang hilleri, Nycticebus coucang insularis, Nycticebus tardigradus malaiana

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

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

One captive specimen lived 25.8 years [0671]. There is also one report of a 26.5 year old animal [0574], which has not been confirmed.

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
578 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation
188 days
Weaning
177 days
Litter size
1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
1
Inter-litter interval
492 days
Weight at birth
48.2 g
Weight at weaning
520 g
Adult weight
890.5 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual
186%

Metabolism

Typical body temperature
309ºK or 35.4ºC or 95.7ºF
Basal metabolic rate
1.5040 W
Body mass
1128.6 g
Metabolic rate per body mass
0.001333 W/g

References

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System
ITIS 572890
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NCBI Taxonomy
Taxonomy ID 9470
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