AnAge entry for Aotus lemurinus

Classification (HAGRID: 02299)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Aotidae
                    Genus: Aotus
Species: Aotus lemurinus
Common name: Lemurine night monkey
Synonyms: Aotus hershkovitzi, Aotus pervigilis, Aotus aversus, Aotus lanius, Nyctipithecus hirsutus, Nyctipithecus villosus

Maximum longevity: 33.8 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One wild-born specimen was at least 33.8 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

No information on metabolism is available.

[1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
[0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
[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