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Miopithecus ogouensisLC

Miopithecus ogouensis

Miopithecus ogouensis,Northern Talapoin Monkey,Northern pygmy monkey

PrimatesAbout 28 years

Gabonese pygmy monkey (scientific name: Miopithecus ogouensis), also known as Northern Talapoin Monkey, was once a subspecies of p···

Allenopithecus nigroviridisLC

Allenopithecus nigroviridis

Allenopithecus nigroviridis,Allen's Swamp Monkey,Dark green long-tailed monkey

PrimatesAbout 23 years

Allenopithecus nigroviridis (scientific name: Allen's Swamp Monkey) is the only species of the genus Allenopithecus in the fam···

Lagothrix flavicaudaLC

Lagothrix flavicauda

Lagothrix flavicauda,Peruvian Yellow-tailed,Yellow woolly monkey

PrimatesNo verification information

Peruvian Yellow-tailed (Lagothrix flavicauda) is a diurnal monkey that likes to live in groups. It often lives in small groups wit···

Lagothrix lagotrichaLC

Lagothrix lagotricha

Lagothrix lagotricha,Common woolly monkey, Humboldt woolly monkey

PrimatesNo verification information

The scientific name of woolly monkeys is Lagothrix lagotricha. They are diurnal and like to live in groups. They often live in sma···

northern muriquiLC

northern muriqui

northern muriqui,Northern woolly spider monkey

PrimatesNo verification information

The northern muriqui is extremely rare and is one of the most endangered primates.The northern muriqui mainly feeds on leaves and ···

Ateles marginatusLC

Ateles marginatus

Ateles marginatus,White-cheeked spider monkey,Amazon spider monkey

PrimatesNo verification information

The Amazon spider monkey's scientific name is Ateles marginatus. It is named because of its slender limbs. When it moves on th···

Ateles hybridusLC

Ateles hybridus

Ateles hybridus,Spotted spider monkey,Brown spider monkey

Primates27-40 years

The brown spider monkey, scientifically known as Ateles hybridus, is also known as the spotted spider monkey. It is a critically e···

Ateles geoffroyiLC

Ateles geoffroyi

Ateles geoffroyi,Red spider monkey

PrimatesAbout 30 years

Black-handed spider monkey (scientific name Ateles geoffroyi) is a arboreal primate that lives in groups. It mainly feeds on fruit···

Ateles fuscicepsLC

Ateles fusciceps

Ateles fusciceps

PrimatesAbout 24 years

Brown-headed spider monkey (scientific name Ateles fusciceps) is a species of spider monkey, belonging to the New World monkey.Bro···

Alouatta seniculusLC

Alouatta seniculus

Alouatta seniculus

PrimatesNo verification information

Red howler monkey (scientific name Alouatta seniculus) is a species of howler monkey in South America.Red howler monkeys live in s···

Alouatta pigraLC

Alouatta pigra

Alouatta pigra,Red-faced howler monkey

PrimatesAbout 20 years

The howler monkey (Alouatta pigra), also known as the red-faced howler monkey, is a species of howler monkey in Central America.Th···

Alouatta palliataLC

Alouatta palliata

Alouatta palliata,Mantled Howler Monkey,Long-haired howler monkey

Primates25+ years

Mantled Howler Monkey (scientific name: Alouatta palliata) is also known as Mantled Howler Monkey in foreign languages. There are ···

Alouatta carayaLC

Alouatta caraya

Alouatta caraya

PrimatesNo verification information

The scientific name of the black howler monkey is Alouatta caraya. It mainly eats fruits, leaves and seeds. They move in groups, m···

Callicebus luciferLC

Callicebus lucifer

Callicebus lucifer

PrimatesNo verification information

The scientific name of the white-collared monkey is Callicebus lucifer. It moves in small groups with a common area and is diurnal···

Cacajao calvusLC

Cacajao calvus

Cacajao calvus

PrimatesAbout 30 years

The scientific name of the white bald monkey is Cacajao calvus. 67% of their food is seeds; 18% is fruits; 6% is flowers; and othe···

Chiropotes satanasLC

Chiropotes satanas

Chiropotes satanas,Black Bearded Saki,Black-bearded bush monkey

PrimatesNo verification information

The scientific name of the black bush-tailed monkey is Chiropotes satanas, and its foreign name is Black Bearded Saki. It has a st···

Aotus trivirgatusLC

Aotus trivirgatus

Aotus trivirgatus,Douroucouli、Night Monkey,owl monkey

PrimatesNo verification information

The night monkey (scientific name: Aotus trivirgatus) is also known as Douroucouli and Night Monkey in foreign languages. There is···

Aotus lemurinusLC

Aotus lemurinus

Aotus lemurinus,Colombian Night Monkey,Gray-bellied Night Monkey

PrimatesNo verification information

Aotus lemurinus (scientific name: Colombian Night Monkey) is a species of Aotus lemurinus. It has a very strange appearance and tw···

Saimiri sciureusLC

Saimiri sciureus

Saimiri sciureus

Primates10-12years

Squirrel monkeys (scientific name: Saimiri sciureus) have 4 subspecies. They are small monkeys native to South America. They are e···

Saimiri oerstediLC

Saimiri oerstedi

Saimiri oerstedi,Panamanian squirrel monkey, red-backed squirrel monkey

PrimatesAbout 15 years

The scientific name of the red-backed squirrel monkey is Saimiri oerstedi. There are two subspecies: 1. S. o. oerstedii: distribut···

Saimiri ustusLC

Saimiri ustus

Saimiri ustus,Naked-eared squirrel monkey

Primates10-12years

The scientific name of the Mahe squirrel monkey, Saimiri ustus, is a tree-dwelling animal that occasionally moves on the ground. T···

Sapajus robustus,LC

Sapajus robustus,

Sapajus robustus, Crested Capuchin、Robust Tufted Capuchin,Schopfkapuzineraffe, Macaco Prego、macaco prego de crista,Crested Capuchin

PrimatesNo verification information

Sapajus robustus (scientific name: Sapajus robustus) English Crested Capuchin, Robust Tufted Capuchin, German Schopfkapuzineraffe,···

Sapajus nigritusLC

Sapajus nigritus

Sapajus nigritus, Black-horned Capuchin、Black Capuchin、Black-capped capuchin, Sajou、Sapajou, Capuchino、Mono-capuchino, Schwarzer Kapuzineraffe

PrimatesAbout 30 years, up to 50 years in captivity

Black-horned Capuchin (scientific name: Sapajus nigritus) is called Black-horned Capuchin, Black Capuchin, Black-capped capuchin i···

Sapajus libidinosusLC

Sapajus libidinosus

Sapajus libidinosus, Bearded Capuchin、Black-striped Capuchin,Rückenstreifen-Kapuzineraffe, Macaco-prego、Macaco-prego-amarelo

PrimatesNo verification information

Bearded Capuchin (scientific name: Sapajus libidinosus) English Bearded Capuchin, Black-striped Capuchin, German Rückenstreifen-K···

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