Coppery titi monkey (Plecturocebus cupreus) is a titi monkey in the genus Plecturocebus, 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 and Peru. Also called the red titi monkey, it is found in the Amazon of Brazil and Peru, and perhaps northern Bolivia. It was described as Callithrix cupreus in 1823. It lives in monogamous pairs, eats certain fruits, insects and plants, and has a lifespan of a little over 20 years. The Mammal Diversity Database gives its IUCN Red List status as Least Concern.
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Classification
System (Realm) ThreatsBiological Resource Use 2 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Taxon page for Plecturocebus cupreus, Coppery titi monkey (Mammal Diversity Database)
In Ecosystem
Source Coppery titi monkey (Wikipedia)
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Source Taxon page for Plecturocebus cupreus, Coppery titi monkey (Mammal Diversity Database)Country distributionQuote, Country distribution
Country distribution Brazil · Peru
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Taxon page for Plecturocebus cupreus, Coppery titi monkey (Mammal Diversity Database)Country distributionQuote, Country distribution
Country distribution Brazil · Peru
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 species
Callicebus cupreus Pitheciidae 20 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 30
Activity columns, row for the species
Callicebus cupreus Pitheciidae 20 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 30 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 0 0 1
BodyMass-Value column, row for the species
Callicebus cupreus Pitheciidae 20 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 30 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 0 0 1 Ref_1 ABC 915
View the Source 2. Coppery titi monkey (Wikipedia)
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(Plecturocebus cupreus)
Source text, threat: biological-resource-use
they are occasionally hunted as bushmeat and for their tails
Source text, human interaction: hunted-fished
they are occasionally hunted as bushmeat and for their tails
Source text, lifespan: 20
These monkeys have a lifespan of a little over 20 years.
Source text, system: terrestrial
Coppery titis typically inhabit lowland tropical and sub-tropical forests
In Ecosystem: Amazon Rainforest
They are found in the Amazon of Brazil and Peru
View the Source3. Taxon page for Plecturocebus cupreus, Coppery titi monkey (Mammal Diversity Database)
IUCN Red List status
IUCN Red List status Least Concern
Species status
Species status Living
Country distribution
Country distribution Brazil · Peru
Child Taxon Of: Pitheciidae, Taxonomy
Family: Pitheciidae
In Group: Primate Species, Taxonomy, order
Order: Primates
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