AnAge entry for Colobus guereza

Classification (HAGRID: 02367)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cercopithecidae
                    Genus: Colobus
Species: Colobus guereza
Common name: Guereza

Maximum longevity: 35 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: One wild born female lived 31.6 years in captivity, making her nearly 35 years old [0671].

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

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[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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0679] Harvey and Clutton-Brock (1985), Life-history variation in primates
[0436] Cutler (1979), Evolution of human longevity: a critical overview (PubMed)
[0448] Woodland Park Zoo