AnAge entry for Eulemur mongoz

Classification (HAGRID: 02444)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Lemuridae
                    Genus: Eulemur
Species: Eulemur mongoz
Common name: Mongoose lemur
Synonyms: Prosimia brissonii, Prosimia bugi, Lemur cuvieri, Lemur dubius, Prosimia micromongoz, Lemur nigrifrons, Prosimia ocularis

Maximum longevity: 36.2 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One captive female was still alive after 36.2 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.

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