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Nutrient Requirements of Nonhuman Primates: Second Revised Edition, 2003
TABLE 9-2 Body Weight of Captive Primates at Various Stages of Development
Taxon
Sexa
Age
BW (kg)
Min (kg)
Max (kg)
n
Location
Country
Reference
Galagonidae
Otolemur crassicaudatus
u
0 d
0.047 ± 0.006
—
—
77
Kensington, MD
US
Valerio et al., 1972
Galago senegalensis zanzibaricus
u
1 d
0.015
—
—
1
Wroclaw
Poland
Gucwinska and Gucwinski, 1968
2 d
0.014 ± 0.001
0.013
0.014
2
Wroclaw
Poland
Gucwinska and Gucwinski, 1968
6 d
0.023 ± 0.001
0.022
0.023
2
Harpenden
England
Brown, 1979
7 d
0.024 ± 0.003
0.022
0.026
2
Wroclaw
Poland
Gucwinska and Gucwinski, 1968
12 d
0.025
—
—
1
Wroclaw
Poland
Gucwinska and Gucwinski, 1968
14 d
0.044 ± 0.007
0.039
0.048
2
Wroclaw
Poland
Gucwinska and Gucwinski, 1968
22 d
0.053
—
—
1
Wroclaw
Poland
Gucwinska and Gucwinski, 1968
28 d
0.046 ± 0.008
0.041
0.052
2
Wroclaw
Poland
Gucwinska and Gucwinski, 1968
31 d
0.040 ± 0.001
0.035
0.045
2
Wroclaw
Poland
Gucwinska and Gucwinski, 1968
39 d
0.063
—
—
1
Wroclaw
Poland
Gucwinska and Gucwinski, 1968
Callithricidae
Saguinus oedipus oedipus
m
>2 y
0.490
—
—
—
Bristol
England
Kirkwood, 1983
f
>2 y
0.481
—
—
—
Bristol
England
Kirkwood, 1983
Cebidae
Cebus albifrons
m
3080 d
3.252 ± 0.858
—
—
24
Boston, MA
US
Ausman et al., 1981
f
0 d
0.226 ± 0.006
—
—
10
Boston, MA
US
Wilen and Naftolin, 1978
>1245 d
1.617 ± 0.033
—
—
10
Boston, MA
US
Wilen and Naftolin, 1978
2940 d
2.130 ± 0.564
—
—
43
Boston, MA
US
Ausman et al., 1981
Cebus apella
b
0 d
0.210
0.170
0.260
7
Athens, GA
US
Fragaszy and Adams-Curtis, 1998
b
0 d
0.210 ± 0.012
—
—
5
Argentina
Patiño et al., 1997
b
0 d
0.197 ± 0.020
—
—
10
Argentina
Patiño et al., 1997
b
28 d
0.317 ± 0.440
—
—
5
Argentina
Patiño et al., 1997
b
28 d
0.355 ± 0.035
—
—
10
Argentina
Patiño et al., 1997
b
56 d
0.472 ± 0.082
—
—
5
Argentina
Patiño et al., 1997
b
56 d
0.460 ± 0.110
—
—
10
Argentina
Patiño et al., 1997
b
84 d
0.597 ± 0.094
—
—
5
Argentina
Patiño et al., 1997
b
84 d
0.537 ± 0.097
—
—
10
Argentina
Patiño et al., 1997
b
112 d
0.678 ± 0.108
—
—
5
Argentina
Patiño et al., 1997
b
112 d
0.647 ± 0.110
—
—
10
Argentina
Patiño et al., 1997
b
140 d
0.779 ± 0.131
—
—
5
Argentina
Patiño et al., 1997
b
140 d
0.772 ± 0.166
—
—
10
Argentina
Patiño et al., 1997
Siamiri sciureus, Leticia
m
0 d
0.116 ± 0.014
—
—
37
Boston, MA
US
Russo et al., 1980
0 d
0.112
0.092
0.129
10
San Diego, CA
US
Long and Cooper, 1968
1 m
0.200
0.161
0.232
10
San Diego, CA
US
Long and Cooper, 1968
2 m
0.272
0.234
0.311
10
San Diego, CA
US
Long and Cooper, 1968
3 m
0.343
0.309
0.391
8
San Diego, CA
US
Long and Cooper, 1968
4 m
0.398
0.364
0.422
4
San Diego, CA
US
Long and Cooper, 1968
5 m
0.451
0.445
0.455
3
San Diego, CA
US
Long and Cooper, 1968
6 m
0.467
0.441
0.496
3
San Diego, CA
US
Long and Cooper, 1968
7 m
0.502
0.480
0.520
3
San Diego, CA
US
Long and Cooper, 1968
8 m
0.546
0.528
0.564
3
San Diego, CA
US
Long and Cooper, 1968
9 m
0.556
0.531
0.582
3
San Diego, CA
US
Long and Cooper, 1968
10 m
0.600
0.562
0.624
3
San Diego, CA
US
Long and Cooper, 1968
11 m
0.624
0.588
0.653
3
San Diego, CA
US
Long and Cooper, 1968
12 m
0.640
0.621
0.662
3
San Diego, CA
US
Long and Cooper, 1968
13 m
0.654
0.611
0.698
2
San Diego, CA
US
Long and Cooper, 1968
14 m
0.680
0.663
0.701
3
San Diego, CA
US
Long and Cooper, 1968
15 m
0.703
0.665
0.770
4
San Diego, CA
US
Long and Cooper, 1968
