AnAge entry for Cercocebus torquatus

Classification (HAGRID: 02716)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cercopithecidae
                    Genus: Cercocebus
Species: Cercocebus torquatus
Common name: Red-capped mangabey
Synonyms: Cercocebus collaris, Cercocebus crossi

Maximum longevity: 46 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: It has been estimated that these animals might live over 30 years in the wild [0542]. One wild born female was about 46 years old when she died in captivity [0671].

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
[0216] Chakrabarti et al. (2000), Age-dependent changes in T cell homeostasis and SIV load in sooty mangabeys (PubMed)
[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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals