Prince Bernhard's titi
Prince Bernhard Titi ( Callicebus bernhardi )
The Prince Bernhard titi ( Callicebus bernhardi ) is a primate of the species of titi monkeys within the family of Sakiaffen ( Pitheciidae ). The species was described in 2002, the name honors the Dutch Prince Bernhard, the founding president of the WWF.
Features
Prince Bernhard titi monkeys are like all titi monkeys relatively small primates with dense fur. They reach a length of 36-37 centimeters, the tail is 55 centimeters longer. The weight of two weighted copies was 0.7 and 1.2 kilograms. The coat color is predominantly gray at the top and the sides, the back can go towards brown, the belly and the insides of the limbs contrast sharply with an orange -red color. Note the long, orange -colored, beard -like hairs on the cheeks. The tail is very bushy and black colored, it can not be used as a prehensile tail like all titi monkeys.
Distribution and habitat
Prince Bernhard titi monkeys are found only in the Amazon basin in Brazil. Its distribution is bounded to the west by the Rio Madeira and to the east by the Rio Aripuanã. Their habitat is forests, they have achieved this before in different forest types.
Way of life
The life of Prince Bernhard titi monkeys is hardly known, it should match the rest of the titi monkeys. Titi monkeys are diurnal and arboreal, moving either on all fours or with jumps through the branches. They live in family groups that consist of a long-standing monogamous pair and the common offspring. They are territorial, with common duet songs, the pairs other animals on their own territory back.
Their diet consists primarily of fruits. To a lesser extent they also take leaves and possibly insects to him. As with all titi monkeys, the father should closely involved in the rearing of the young, he is the main carrier and passes the child of the mother only for suckling.
Endangering
Prince Bernhard titi monkeys live in a sparsely populated by humans relatively pristine area. You are about IUCN not an endangered species.