Parecis titi monkey (Plecturocebus parecis) 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 Gusmão, M. R. Messias, J. C. Carneiro, H. Schneider, T. B. de Alencar, Calouro, J. C. Dalponte, Mattos, Ferrari, Buss, de Azevedo, Santos Júnior, S. D. Nash, Rylands, & A. A. Barnett, 2019 and lists its country distribution as Brazil. It is endemic to Brazil and was formally described in 2019. It is popularly called zogue-zogue in Portuguese and otôhô in the local Paresi language. The Mammal Diversity Database gives its IUCN Red List status as Near Threatened.
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ThreatsResidential and Commercial Development 1 ThreatsNatural System Modifications 1 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
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Country distribution Brazil
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(Plecturocebus parecis)
Source text, threat: natural-system-modifications
further forest fragmentation has occurred due to the construction of hydroelectric dams
Source text, threat: residential-commercial-development
Increasing establishment of rural settlements due to land reform and squatting has led to further degradation and deforestation.
In Ecosystem: Amazon Rainforest
the transition zone between the Amazon Rainforest and the Cerrado
In Ecosystem: Cerrado
the transition zone between the Amazon Rainforest and the Cerrado
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IUCN Red List status
IUCN Red List status Near Threatened
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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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