The northern muriqui is extremely rare and is one of the most endangered primates.The northern muriqui mainly feeds on leaves and branches, but also eats fruit, often using its dangling tail to eat while hanging upside down. Female monkeys are more independent than male monkeys, and they leave the g...
The Amazon spider monkey's scientific name is Ateles marginatus. It is named because of its slender limbs. When it moves on the tree, it looks like a giant spider from a distance. It has dense hair, a small round head, and a tail that is longer than its body length, up to 80 cm, and is very enta...
The brown spider monkey, scientifically known as Ateles hybridus, is also known as the spotted spider monkey. It is a critically endangered species of spider monkey and a type of New World monkey.Although the brown spider monkey spends most of its time in trees, it occasionally comes down the mounta...
Black-handed spider monkey (scientific name Ateles geoffroyi) is a arboreal primate that lives in groups. It mainly feeds on fruits, but also eats leaves, flowers, seeds, bark, honey, and small insects.Black-handed spider monkeys can reproduce throughout the year, with a gestation period of 7-8 mont...
Brown-headed spider monkey (scientific name Ateles fusciceps) is a species of spider monkey, belonging to the New World monkey.Brown spider monkeys live in loose small groups of about 20 members each, but it is rare to see them gathering together. Male brown-headed spider monkeys generally do not le...
Red howler monkey (scientific name Alouatta seniculus) is a species of howler monkey in South America.Red howler monkeys live in small groups of 3-9 individuals. They are polygamous. There is a male leader who leads the group to find food and defend it. Females in the group take care of the young. T...
The howler monkey (Alouatta pigra), also known as the red-faced howler monkey, is a species of howler monkey in Central America.The howler monkey lives in groups, with about 1-2 adults in a group, and there are 1.3 females for every male. There are about 10 members in a group, including young monkey...
Mantled Howler Monkey (scientific name: Alouatta palliata) is also known as Mantled Howler Monkey in foreign languages. There are 5 subspecies and it is one of the most common and heard monkeys in Central America.Mantled Howler Monkeys live in groups. Their groups have about 10-20 members, usually 1...
The scientific name of the black howler monkey is Alouatta caraya. It mainly eats fruits, leaves and seeds. They move in groups, move slowly on branches, and occasionally jump between branches. The throat is large and can make loud calls. Black howler monkeys like to sleep during the day and become...
The scientific name of the white-collared monkey is Callicebus lucifer. It moves in small groups with a common area and is diurnal. It uses its tail to maintain balance and is said to be good at jumping. It feeds on fruits, bird eggs, insects, and occasionally small birds. There is no seasonal repro...
The scientific name of the white bald monkey is Cacajao calvus. 67% of their food is seeds; 18% is fruits; 6% is flowers; and other prey and buds account for 5%. They also eat insects, but they will not actively seek them out as food.Listed in the IUCN Red List of Primates, Ver.: 2008 - Vulnerable (...
The scientific name of the black bush-tailed monkey is Chiropotes satanas, and its foreign name is Black Bearded Saki. It has a strong jaw and hard teeth, and can eat hard seeds and fruits. It will wag its tail when excited.On December 16, 2021, the rare monkey cub, the black-tailed macaque cub, whi...
The night monkey (scientific name: Aotus trivirgatus) is also known as Douroucouli and Night Monkey in foreign languages. There is no subspecies. The night monkey is like an owl and is active at night, so it is also called owl monkey or owl monkey. At night, it relies on its unique eyes to find food...
Aotus lemurinus (scientific name: Colombian Night Monkey) is a species of Aotus lemurinus. It has a very strange appearance and two subspecies.Aotus lemurinus is most active in the hours before dusk and dawn. These monkeys live in small groups of 2-5 members, including a pair of adult monkeys and th...
Squirrel monkeys (scientific name: Saimiri sciureus) have 4 subspecies. They are small monkeys native to South America. They are easy to domesticate and can reproduce. They are gradually becoming pets.Squirrel monkeys live in primary forests, secondary forests and cultivated areas, usually near stre...
The scientific name of the red-backed squirrel monkey is Saimiri oerstedi. There are two subspecies: 1. S. o. oerstedii: distributed on the western Pacific coast of Panama and the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica. 2. S. o. citrinellus: distributed in central Costa Rica, with an estimated number of only 1...
The scientific name of the Mahe squirrel monkey, Saimiri ustus, is a tree-dwelling animal that occasionally moves on the ground. They are active during the day, usually in groups of 10-30, sometimes up to 100 or even more. Each group has its own territory and uses the secretions of the anal glands a...
Sapajus robustus (scientific name: Sapajus robustus) English Crested Capuchin, Robust Tufted Capuchin, German Schopfkapuzineraffe, Portuguese Macaco Prego, macaco prego de crista, no subspecies.Black-crowned macaques are similar to other closely related macaque species, with top-ranking males domina...
Black-horned Capuchin (scientific name: Sapajus nigritus) is called Black-horned Capuchin, Black Capuchin, Black-capped capuchin in English, Sajou, Sapajou in French, Capuchino, Mono-capuchino in Spanish, and Schwarzer Kapuzineraffe in German. It has two subspecies.The black-capped cebus was origina...
Bearded Capuchin (scientific name: Sapajus libidinosus) English Bearded Capuchin, Black-striped Capuchin, German Rückenstreifen-Kapuzineraffe, Portuguese Macaco-prego, Macaco-prego-amarelo, no subspecies.The bearded monkey is a New World monkey, a member of the family Capuchinidae, which also inclu...