AnAge entry for Brachyteles arachnoides

Classification (HAGRID: 02679)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Atelidae
                    Genus: Brachyteles
Species: Brachyteles arachnoides
Common name: Southern muriqui, or Woolly spider monkey, or Muriqui
Synonyms: Ateles eriodes, Brachyteles macrotarsus, Eriodes tuberifer

Maximum longevity: 40 years (wild)
Source: ref. 1091
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One study in the wild focused on the /hypoxanthus/ (northern muriqui) subspecies found that females can live over 40 years [1091]. Little is known about the longevity of these animals in captivity, however. One 14.5 year old specimen was still alive in captivity [0671].

No information on metabolism is available.

[1125] Alberts et al. (2013), Reproductive aging patterns in primates reveal that humans are distinct (PubMed)
[1091] Bronikowski et al. (2011), Aging in the natural world: comparative data reveal similar mortality patterns across primates (PubMed)
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[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