Table 2.
Species, body mass of males and females, and provenience of specimens included in this study
| Family and species | Body mass (kg)a | Type | Provenanceb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |||
| Lorisoidea | ||||
| Galago senegalensis mohili | 0.2 | 0.2 | Captive | 1 |
| Lemuroidea | ||||
| Avahi laniger | 1.0 | 1.3 | Wild | 2 |
| Cheirogaleus major | 0.4 | 0.4 | Wild | 2 |
| D. madagascariensis | 2.6 | 2.5 | Captive | 1 |
| Eulemur fulvus albifrons | 2.0 | 2.2 | Captive | 1 |
| E. fulvus rufus | 2.2 | 2.3 | Wild | 4 |
| E. macaco flavifrons | 2.4 | 2.5 | Captive | 1 |
| E. mongoz | 1.6 | 1.6 | Captive | 1 |
| L. catta | 3.6 | 3.5 | Captive | 1 |
| Indri indri | 5.6 | 6.3 | Wild | 4 |
| Microcebus griseorufus | 0.05 | 0.06 | Wild | 3 |
| M. murinus | 0.1 | 0.1 | Captive | 1 |
| M. rufus | 0.1 | 0.1 | Wild | 2 |
| Propithecus coquereli verreauxi | 3.7 | 4.3 | Captive | 1 |
| P. diadema | 5.9 | 6.3 | Wild | |
| P. verreauxi | 3.3 | 3.0 | Wild | 3 |
| V. variagata | 3.5 | 3.5 | Captive | 1 |
| Ceboidea | ||||
| Alouatta paliatta | 6.5 | 4.2 | Wild | 6–8 |
| A. geoffroyi | 7.8 | 7.3 | Wild | 6,7 |
| C. capucinus | 3.7 | 2.5 | Wild | 6,7 |
| Cercopithecoidea | ||||
| Cercopithecus ascanius | 3.7 | 2.9 | Wild | 9 |
| Chlorocebus aethiops | 5.0 | 3.5 | Captive | 10 |
| Lophocebus albigena | 8.3 | 6.0 | Wild | 9 |
| M. mulatta | 11 | 8.8 | Wild | 11 |
| Papio anubis | 25.1 | 13.3 | Wild | 9 |
| P. badius | 8.4 | 8.2 | Wild | 9 |
| S. entellus | 19.2 | 14.8 | Captive | 10 |
| Hominoidea | ||||
| Gorilla gorilla | 170.4 | 71.5 | Captive | 10 |
| Homo sapiens | 72.1 | 62.1 | Captive | 12 |
| Hylobates moloch | 6.6 | 6.3 | Captive | 10 |
| Pan paniscus | 42.7 | 33.7 | Captive | 10 |
| P. troglodytes | 59.7 | 45.8 | Wild | 9 |
| P. troglodytes | 59.7 | 45.8 | Captive | 10 |
| Pongo pygmaeus | 78.5 | 35.8 | Captive | 10 |
aMass estimates are based on Smith and Jungers 1997 (H. sapiens = Danish values), excepting M. griseorufus (Génin 2008)
bSources: (1) Duke Lemur Center; (2) S.M. Karpanty, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar, samples collected from raptor nests; (3) Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve; Madagascar, (4) L.R. Godfrey; (5) P.C. Wright; (6) Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica, (7) El Zota Research Station, Costa Rica, (8) K.E. Glander; (9) M.E. Carter; (10) Department of Anthropology, UC Santa Cruz; (11) O’Regan et al. 2008; (12) O’Connell et al. 2001