AnAge entry for Alouatta seniculus

Classification (HAGRID: 02672)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Atelidae
                    Genus: Alouatta
Species: Alouatta seniculus
Common name: Red howler monkey

Maximum longevity: 25 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One wild born animal was still alive after 22.8 years in captivity, making it as old as 25 [0671]. It has been estimated that these animals live up to 25 years in the wild [0001], though this has not been confirmed.

No information on metabolism is available.

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0467] Lindenfors (2002), Sexually antagonistic selection on primate size
[0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
[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