AnAge entry for Daubentonia madagascariensis

Classification (HAGRID: 02414)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Daubentoniidae
                    Genus: Daubentonia
Species: Daubentonia madagascariensis
Common name: Aye-aye
Synonyms: Lemur psilodactylus, Cheiromys madagascariensis laniger

Maximum longevity: 32.3 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 1301
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: The Duke Lemur center reported a captive specimen aged 32.3 years [1301].

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[1301] Zehr et al. (2014), Life history profiles for 27 strepsirrhine primate taxa generated using captive data from the Duke Lemur Center (PubMed)
[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
[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)