White-eared titi

White ear - titi ( Callicebus donacophilus )

The white ear - titi ( Callicebus donacophilus ) is a primate of the species of titi monkeys within the family of Sakiaffen ( Pitheciidae ).

Features

White ear - titi monkeys are like all titi monkeys relatively small primates with fluffy fur and a long, bushy tail. They reach a body length 31-34 inches, the tail is a little longer. The weight is about 0.8 to 1.2 kilograms. Their fur is colored orange gray at the top of the head, back and on the outside of the limbs, the belly is orange or orange brown. The tail is densely covered with yellow-brown hair, it can not be used as a prehensile tail like all titi monkeys. Named giving feature is the distinctive white ear tufts.

Distribution and habitat

White ear - titi monkeys inhabit the shallower parts of the country in eastern Bolivia ( departments of Beni and Santa Cruz ) and the neighboring regions of Brazil ( Rondônia ). Their habitat are rainforests.

Way of life

White ear - titi monkeys are like all titi monkeys diurnal and arboreal. You either move on all fours or with jumps through the branches. They live in family groups of two to seven animals, which are composed 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, seeds and insects to him.

After about five months of gestation, the female gives birth to usually a single young is born. As with all titi monkeys, the father heavily involved in the breeding, he is the main carrier and passes the child of the mother only for suckling.

Endangering

Although suffering white ear - titi monkeys, like many other animals in the destruction of their habitat, but they are not very sophisticated in terms of their habitat and have a relatively large area of ​​distribution. The species is on the IUCN as " not at risk " ( least concern ) listed.

The white ear Titi is one of about 30 species in the genus of titi monkeys ( Callicebus ) is divided. He is named after the donacophilus group, a group of rather small and primitive titi monkeys, the next still the Rio Beni titi monkeys, the Andean titi monkeys, the Beni- includes titi monkeys and the white coat titi monkeys. The Weißmantelspringaffe (C. pallescens ) was formerly considered a subspecies of the white ear - titi monkeys.