AnAge entry for Chlorocebus aethiops

Classification (HAGRID: 02365)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cercopithecidae
                    Genus: Chlorocebus
Species: Chlorocebus aethiops
Common name: Grivet, or Vervet
Synonyms: Cercopithecus calliaudi, Cercopithecus cano-viridis, Cercopithecus cinereo-viridis, Simia engytithia, Cercopithecus griseo-viridis, Cercopithecus griseus, Cercopithecus matschiei, Simia subviridis, Cercopithecus toldti, Lasiopyga weidholzi, Cercopithecus canoviridis, Cercopithecus cinereoviridis, Cercopithecus griseoviridis, Cercopithecus aethiops zavattarii

Maximum longevity: 30.8 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One captive specimen in Israel lived at least 30.8 years. It could have been older, though, because its exact date of birth and death are unknown [0671].

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

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[1024] Hinds et al. (2007), The effect of harp music on heart rate, mean blood pressure, respiratory rate, and body temperature in the African green monkey (PubMed)
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0108] Steinert et al. (2002), Telomere biology and cellular aging in nonhuman primate cells (PubMed)
[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
[0059] Tolmasoff et al. (1980), Superoxide dismutase: correlation with life-span and specific metabolic rate in primate species (PubMed)