AnAge entry for Erythrocebus patas

Classification (HAGRID: 02734)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cercopithecidae
                    Genus: Erythrocebus
Species
Erythrocebus patas
Common name
Patas monkey
Synonyms
Cercopithecus circumcinctus, Cercopithecus kerstingi, Erythrocebus langheldi, Simia rubra, Simia rufa, Erythrocebus whitei, Erythrocebus zechi, Cercopithecus patas sannio, Simia ruber albo-fasciatus, Cercopithecus patas albosignatus, Simia ruber nigro-fasciatus, Cercopithecus patas poliomystax, Simia ruber nigrofasciatus, Simia ruber albofasciatus

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity
30 years (captivity)
Source
ref. 1306
Sample size
Medium
Data quality
Acceptable
Observations

One zoo specimen lived for 30 years [1306].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
956 days
Male sexual maturity
1,400 days
Gestation
167 days
Weaning
162 days
Litter size
1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
1
Inter-litter interval
357 days
Weight at birth
504.5 g
Weight at weaning
1,950 g
Adult weight
7,750 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual
156%

Metabolism

Typical body temperature
312ºK or 39.3ºC or 102.7ºF
Basal metabolic rate
5.9580 W
Body mass
3000.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass
0.001986 W/g

References

External Resources

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ITIS 573015
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NCBI Taxonomy
Taxonomy ID 9538
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