AnAge entry for Mico humeralifer
Classification (HAGRID: 02328)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
Family: Callitrichidae
Genus: Mico
- Species
- Mico humeralifer
- Common name
- Tassel-eared marmoset
- Synonyms
- Callithrix humeralifera, Hapale santaremensis
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 15 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 671
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One captive animal was at least 15 years when it died at San Diego Zoo [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
- [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
- [0436] Cutler (1979), Evolution of human longevity: a critical overview (PubMed)
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 944138
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 52232
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