AnAge entry for Euoticus elegantulus
Classification (HAGRID: 02415)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
Family: Galagidae
Genus: Euoticus
- Species
- Euoticus elegantulus
- Common name
- Western needle-clawed galago
- Synonyms
- Otolicnus apicalis, Galago elegantulus tonsor
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
In captivity these animals have been estimated to live up to 15 years [0542], though there are no detailed longevity studies and hence maximum longevity is unknown.
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
- Typical body temperature
- Not yet available
- Basal metabolic rate
- 1.2050 W
- Body mass
- 261.5 g
- Metabolic rate per body mass
- 0.004608 W/g
References
- [0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
- [0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
- [0436] Cutler (1979), Evolution of human longevity: a critical overview (PubMed)
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 572893
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 261736
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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