Red-headed titi

The red-headed titi ( Callicebus regulus ) is a primate of the species of titi monkeys within the family of Sakiaffen ( Pitheciidae ). He was regarded until recently as a subspecies of Collared Titi Monkey.

Features

Red-headed titi monkeys are like all titi monkeys relatively small primates. The coat is long and dense, it has a dark gray on the back and the limbs, the breast and belly are black brown. The tail is longer than the body and bushy, it is black in color and can not be used as a prehensile tail. The feet are dark, hands orange. The head is small and round, he is at the top of bright red. Along the throat extends a white or yellow, collar style drawing up to the ears.

Distribution and habitat

Red-headed titi monkeys live in the western Amazon basin in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its distribution area is bounded on the north by the Rio Solimões, in the west of the Rio Javari and the east and south of the Rio Juruá.

Way of life

The life of the red-headed 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 made ​​up of a monogamous pair - in which partners often life- long stay together - and put together 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 other parts of plants and 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.