Caquetá titi monkey (Plecturocebus caquetensis) 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 (Defler, Bueno, & J. García, 2010) and lists its country distribution as Colombia. Also known as the red-bearded titi or the bushy-bearded titi, it is endemic to Colombia and found in the department of Caquetá. It was first described by Thomas Defler, Marta Bueno and Javier Garcia in 2010 and belongs to the Callicebus cupreus group of titis. It is highly endangered because of habitat fragmentation and a small population. The Mammal Diversity Database gives its IUCN Red List status as Critically Endangered.
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Classification
ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 1 Living or Extinct Scientific NamePlecturocebus caquetensis 1 Conservation Status Connections
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Country distribution Colombia
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(Plecturocebus caquetensis)
Source text, threat: agriculture-aquaculture
It lives in forests fragmented by agricultural activity
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IUCN Red List status
IUCN Red List status Critically Endangered
Species status
Species status Living
Country distribution
Country distribution Colombia
Child Taxon Of: Pitheciidae, Taxonomy
Family: Pitheciidae
In Group: Primate Species, Taxonomy, order
Order: Primates
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