AnAge entry for Paragalago zanzibaricus
Classification (HAGRID: 02786)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
Family: Galagidae
Genus: Paragalago
- Species
- Paragalago zanzibaricus
- Common name
- Zanzibar bushbaby, or Zanzibar galago
- Synonyms
- Galago zanzibaricus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Despite anecdotal reports that these animals live up to 16.5 years, the record longevity in captivity is 12.2 years [0671]. Further studies are necessary to establish the maximum longevity of this species.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 265 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 365 days
- Gestation
- 120 days
- Weaning
- Litter size
- 1.3 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- 2
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- 14.1 g
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 146.8 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [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
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 1025150
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 111174
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