Rio Mayo titi

The Andean titi ( Callicebus Oenanthe ) is a primate of the species of titi monkeys within the family of Sakiaffen ( Pitheciidae ).

Features

Andean titi monkeys are like all titi monkeys relatively small primates with long fur and a long, bushy tail. The fur is gray brown on the back and on the outside of the limbs, the chest, the abdomen and the inside of the limbs are orange. The bushy tail is dark brown, the face is surrounded by a narrow white fringe of hair, the back hair is gray-brown. The head is small and rounded, the hind legs are long, the tail can not be used as a prehensile tail.

Distribution and habitat

Andean titi monkeys inhabit a small area in Peru where they live only along the Rio Mayo in the region of San Martín. Their habitat are cloud forests 750-950 meters above sea level.

Way of life

Little is known about the lifestyle of the Andean titi monkeys, probably agrees with that of the other titi monkeys match. Titi monkeys are diurnal and usually stay up in the trees. They move away either quadruped or jumping. They live in family groups, both partners often remain for a lifetime together. These groups inhabiting a fixed territory that is communicated to other animals by morning duet songs. Their diet consists mainly of fruits, to a lesser extent they also eat leaves and sometimes insects. The fathers are intensively involved in the breeding season, they carry the child and give it to the mother only for suckling.

Endangering

Main threat to the Andean titi monkeys is the destruction of their habitat by deforestation. In addition the hunting, on the one hand for their meat, on the other hand because boy are made to house animals, which is associated with the killing of the parents. The IUCN lists the species as " threatened with extinction " ( critically endangered ).

System

The Andean titi is one of about 30 species in the genus of titi monkeys ( Callicebus ). He is counted for donacophilus group, which is named after the white ear - titi monkeys and represents a rather diminutive, archaic titi monkeys group. Within the donacophilus group he takes geographically a special role, since the other species further south, occur in the Bolivian- Brazilian region.