AnAge entry for Macaca arctoides

Classification (HAGRID: 02736)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cercopithecidae
                    Genus: Macaca
Species: Macaca arctoides
Common name: Stump-tailed macaque
Synonyms: Macacus brunneus, Macacus harmandi, Papio melanotus, Macacus rufescens, Macacus speciosus, Macacus ursinus, Macacus arctoides melli

Maximum longevity: 29.2 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: It has been estimated, but unconfirmed, that these animals live up to 30 years in the wild [0001]. One captive specimen was at least 29.2 years old when it died [0671].

No information on metabolism is available.

[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
[0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
[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