Alta Floresta titi monkey

Alta Floresta titi monkey (Plecturocebus grovesi) 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 Boubli, Byrne, M. N. F. da Silva, e Silva Júnior, Costa-Araújo, Bertuol, J. Gonçalves, de Melo, Rylands, Mittermeier, F. E. Silva, S. D. Nash, G. Canale, R. de M. Alencar, R. V. Rossi, J. Carneiro, I. Sampaio, Farias, H. Schneider, & Hrbek, 2019 and lists its country distribution as Brazil. Also known as Groves's titi monkey, it is endemic to Brazil and was described from the municipality of Alta Floresta in Mato Grosso. It belongs to the eastern Amazonian clade of the red-bellied titi group and is distinguished by agouti dorsal parts, a bright red-brown belly, an entirely black tail with a white tip and light yellow fur on the cheeks. It is projected to lose up to 86 percent of its forest habitat under a typical deforestation rate. The Mammal Diversity Database gives its IUCN Red List status as Critically Endangered.