AnAge entry for Saimiri oerstedii
Classification (HAGRID: 02342)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
Family: Cebidae
Genus: Saimiri
- Species
- Saimiri oerstedii
- Common name
- Central American squirrel monkey
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Not much is known about the longevity of these animals. One specimen was about 18 years old when it died in captivity [0671]. Considering the longevity of similar species, maximum longevity is likely much longer, though.
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
- [0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
- [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
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 572980
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 70928
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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