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Atlantic titi monkey

Mammals

Atlantic titi monkey (Callicebus personatus) is a titi monkey in the genus Callicebus, family Pitheciidae, the New World monkeys that also include the other titis, the sakis and the uakaris. The Mammal Diversity Database credits the species name to (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in von Humboldt, 1812) and lists its country distribution as Brazil. Also called the masked titi, it is endemic to Brazil. The database notes that the holotype was lost in the early 19th century and that the type locality was restricted by Hershkovitz in 1990 to the lower Rio Doce basin. The Mammal Diversity Database gives its IUCN Red List status as Vulnerable.

Facts
Scientific Name
Callicebus personatus 3
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 2
Body Size Band
Small 1
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 1
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pitheciidae, Taxa
Source Mammal Diversity Database: Callicebus personatus (Mammal Diversity Database)

In Ecosystem

Atlantic Forest, Ecosystems
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Callicebus personatus (Animal Diversity Web)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Brazil

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Callicebus personatus (Mammal Diversity Database)Country distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Brazil
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Callicebus personatus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status, CITES
    CITES Appendix II
  • Food Habits
    The diet of masked titis consists mostly of fruits
  • Behavior
    Masked titi monkeys are diurnal and arboreal forest dwellers
  • Habitat
    They inhabit primary and secondary Atlantic coastal forests
  • Range mass
    Range mass 970 to 1650 g
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2. Mammal Diversity Database: Callicebus personatus (Mammal Diversity Database)
  • IUCN Red List status
    IUCN Red List status Vulnerable
  • Species status
    Species status Living
  • Country distribution
    Country distribution Brazil
  • Child Taxon Of: Pitheciidae, Taxonomy
    Family: Pitheciidae
  • In Group: Primate Species, Taxonomy, order
    Order: Primates
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3. Atlantic titi monkey (Wikipedia)
Lead
Quote, Lead
(Callicebus personatus)
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