AnAge entry for Saguinus oedipus

Classification (HAGRID: 02336)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Callitrichidae
                    Genus: Saguinus
Species: Saguinus oedipus
Common name: Cotton-top tamarin
Synonyms: Seniocebus meticulous, Oedipus titi

Maximum longevity: 26.2 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: One 26.2 year old animal was still alive in captivity [0671]. Amyloid-beta protein plaque deposits typical of Alzheimer's disease, but not neurofibrillary tangles, were observed in the brains of animals over 12 years of age, suggesting these animals may develop early Alzheimer's disease pathology [0824].

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[0824] Lemere et al. (2008), Cerebral amyloid-Beta protein accumulation with aging in cotton-top tamarins: a model of early Alzheimer's disease? (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
[0463] Austad (1997), Small nonhuman primates as potential models of human aging (PubMed)
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0321] Letcher (1992), Survey of Saguinus mortality in a zoo colony (PubMed)
[0322] Tardif and Ziegler (1992), Features of female reproductive senescence in tamarins (Saguinus spp.), a New World primate (PubMed)
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0679] Harvey and Clutton-Brock (1985), Life-history variation in primates
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves