AnAge entry for Sapajus apella

Classification (HAGRID: 02344)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cebidae
                    Genus: Sapajus
Species: Sapajus apella
Common name: Brown capuchin
Synonyms: Cebus apella, Cebus capillatus, Cebus cirrifer, Cebus crassiceps, Cebus cristatus, Cebus frontatus, Cebus leucogenys, Cebus lunatus, Cebus monachus, Cebus niger, Cebus subcristatus, Simia variegata, Cebus apella macrocephalus, Cebus apella magnus, Cebus apella tocantinus

Maximum longevity: 46 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: One specimen was about 46 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[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
[0383] Riviello and Wirz (2001), Haematology and blood chemistry of Cebus apella in relation to sex and age (PubMed)
[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
[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
[0436] Cutler (1979), Evolution of human longevity: a critical overview (PubMed)