AnAge entry for Sciurocheirus alleni

Classification (HAGRID: 02422)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Galagidae
                    Genus: Sciurocheirus
Species: Sciurocheirus alleni
Common name: Allen's squirrel galago
Synonyms: Galago alleni

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Although it has been reported that these animals live up to 12 years [0542], there are few detailed studies and hence maximum longevity must be classified as unknown.

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
[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
[0436] Cutler (1979), Evolution of human longevity: a critical overview (PubMed)