AnAge entry for Ateles geoffroyi

Classification (HAGRID: 02676)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Atelidae
                    Genus: Ateles
Species: Ateles geoffroyi
Common name: Central American spider monkey

Maximum longevity: 47.1 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Large
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One captive female was at least 47.1 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

No information on metabolism is available.

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[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
[0679] Harvey and Clutton-Brock (1985), Life-history variation in primates
[0436] Cutler (1979), Evolution of human longevity: a critical overview (PubMed)