AnAge entry for Lepilemur mustelinus

Classification (HAGRID: 02452)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Lepilemuridae
                    Genus: Lepilemur
Species: Lepilemur mustelinus
Common name: Weasel sportive lemur
Synonyms: Mixocebus caniceps

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Longevity has not been studied in detail in these animals but it has been argued that they probably live more than 12 years [0434].

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0679] Harvey and Clutton-Brock (1985), Life-history variation in primates