AnAge entry for Hoolock hoolock
Classification (HAGRID: 02428)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
Family: Hylobatidae
Genus: Hoolock
- Species
- Hoolock hoolock
- Common name
- Western hoolock gibbon, or Hoolock gibbon
- Synonyms
- Hylobates hoolock
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 41 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 671
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One animal caught as an adult was over 41 years of age when it died in captivity. Severe tooth erosion was reported [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
- [0467] Lindenfors (2002), Sexually antagonistic selection on primate size
- [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
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- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 944281
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