AnAge entry for Propithecus verreauxi

Classification (HAGRID: 02805)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Indriidae
                    Genus: Propithecus
Species
Propithecus verreauxi
Common name
Verreaux's sifaka
Synonyms
Propithecus majori, Propithecus verreauxoides

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity
31 years (wild)
Source
ref. 1091
Sample size
Medium
Data quality
Acceptable
Observations

One study in the wild found that females can live over 31 years [1091]. Moreover, one male of the /coquereli/ subspecies lived 30.5 years at the Duke University Primate Center [0671]. Infant survival of old females drops, but a decline in fertility has been reported in some of the oldest females [0540]. One study in the wild found that mortality increases and fertility seems to decline after age 18, though one female gave birth at the age of 28 and lived at least to the age of 29 [1084].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
912 days
Male sexual maturity
912 days
Gestation
148 days
Weaning
150 days
Litter size
1 (viviparous)
Litters per year
1
Inter-litter interval
537 days
Weight at birth
72.25 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight
5,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual
172%

Metabolism

Typical body temperature
309ºK or 36.0ºC or 96.8ºF
Basal metabolic rate
3.7380 W
Body mass
3350.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass
0.001116 W/g

References

External Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System
ITIS 572885
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NCBI Taxonomy
Taxonomy ID 34825
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