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Ring Tailed Lemur Lifespan – How Long do they Live in Captivity?

Posted on September 24, 2019April 9, 2021
(Last Updated On: April 9, 2021)

A ring tailed lemur lifespan is momentous. The ring-tailed lemur is a long strapsirrine primate and is the most recognized lemur because of its long, black and white colored tail. It is comprised of lemuridi, one of five lemur families, and the only member of the lemur family. Like all lemurs, it is native to the island of Madagascar.

Ring Tailed Lemur Lifespan

Ring tailed lemur lifespan

In the wild: 16 – 19 years
In captivity: 30-33 years

Years can represent the highest life expectancy for wild ring-tailed lemurs. We do not have any male-related data since men are regularly moving out of the population. Most of their habitat for charcoal production is being converted to land or burned.

Ring Tailed Lemur Lifespan

However, ring-tailed lemurs are popular at the zoo and they perform relatively well in captivity and reproduce regularly. In captivity, ring-tailed lemurs can live about 30 years, compared to 20 in the wild.

Ring-tailed lemurs are the most iconic lemur species in Madagascar. Height: body 38 to 45 cm, tail 56 to 62 cm; Weight: 2 to 2.4 kg. Ring-legged lemurs generally survive at age 16, with the oldest ring-tailed lemurs surviving at age 33.

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In the wild, women rarely live to the age of 16, where the life expectancy of men is not known because of their social structure. The longest males reported being 15 years old. The maximum lifetime reported during captivity was 27 years.

Ring Tailed Lemur Lifespan

Life history traits (averages)

Male sexual maturity 912 days
Female sexual maturity 595 days
Weaning 152 days
Gestation 135 days
Litter size 1.1 (viviparous)
Litters per year 0.9
Inter-litter interval 365 days
Weight at birth 70.6 g
Adult weight at weaning 2,555 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual
229%
Maximum longevity 37.3 years (captivity)

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