AnAge entry for Loris tardigradus

Classification (HAGRID: 02820)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Lorisidae
                    Genus: Loris
Species
Loris tardigradus
Common name
Red slender loris, or Slender loris
Synonyms
Lemur ceylonicus, Loris gracilis, Loris tardigradus tardigradus, Loris tardigradus nycticeboides, Loris lydekkerianus nycticeboides, Loris gracilis zeylanicus, Loris tardigradus parvus

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity
21.6 years (captivity)
Source
ref. 1301
Sample size
Small
Data quality
Acceptable
Observations

One captive specimen lived 21.6 years at the Duke Lemur Center [1301].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
380 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Gestation
166 days
Weaning
150 days
Litter size
1.3 (viviparous)
Litters per year
1.5
Inter-litter interval
288 days
Weight at birth
11 g
Weight at weaning
139 g
Adult weight
238.2 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual
191%

Metabolism

Typical body temperature
309ºK or 35.5ºC or 95.9ºF
Basal metabolic rate
0.7140 W
Body mass
284.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass
0.002514 W/g

References

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System
ITIS 572889
Animal Diversity Web
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NCBI Taxonomy
Taxonomy ID 9468
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