Black-fronted titi monkey (Callicebus nigrifrons) 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 (von Spix, 1823) and lists its country distribution as Brazil. It is a small diurnal primate with grey to brown fur, black fur concentrated around the face and a slightly orange tail. Body weight ranges from 1 to 2 kilograms and head-body length is around 270 to 450 millimetres, and the species shows no sexual dimorphism. Members of this species can live up to 12 years in captivity. The Mammal Diversity Database gives its IUCN Red List status as Near Threatened.
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Classification
Population Trend System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Activity Pattern Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Mammal Diversity Database: Callicebus nigrifrons (Mammal Diversity Database)
In Ecosystem
Source Black-fronted titi monkey (Wikipedia)
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Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Mammal Diversity Database: Callicebus nigrifrons (Mammal Diversity Database)Country distributionQuote, Country distribution
Country distribution Brazil
Sources
1. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Diet columns, row for the speciesQuote, Diet columns, row for the species
Callicebus nigrifrons Pitheciidae 20 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 30
2. Black-fronted titi monkey (Wikipedia)
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(Callicebus nigrifrons)
Lead, activity
The black-fronted titi is a small diurnal primate.
Lead, lifespan
Members of this species can live up to 12 years of age in captivity.
Source text, population trend: decreasing
an estimated population decline of more than 20% in the past 24 years
Source text, system: terrestrial
The black-fronted titi is arboreal and prefers the middle to upper canopy of the forest.
In Ecosystem: Atlantic Forest
The black-fronted titi is endemic to the Atlantic forest region of Brazil
View the Source3. Mammal Diversity Database: Callicebus nigrifrons (Mammal Diversity Database)
IUCN Red List status
IUCN Red List status Near Threatened
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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