AnAge entry for Cacajao calvus

Classification (HAGRID: 02459)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Pitheciidae
                    Genus: Cacajao
Species: Cacajao calvus
Common name: Bald uacari, or Red uakari

Maximum longevity: 35.8 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Males become proven breeders at 6 years of age, even though they can become sexually mature before they are two years old [0455]. One wild born animal was still alive after 35.8 years 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.

[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
[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
[0679] Harvey and Clutton-Brock (1985), Life-history variation in primates