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There are about 52 known species of New World monkeys in Peru, [1] particularly in the Peruvian Amazon. Among these are species of marmoset , woolly monkey , and others. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
Monkeys range in size from the pygmy marmoset, which can be as small as 117 mm (4 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) with a 172 mm (6 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) tail and just over 100 g (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 oz) in weight, [45] to the male mandrill, almost 1 m (3 ft 3 in) long and weighing up to 36 kg (79 lb). [46]
The order Primates consists of 505 extant species belonging to 81 genera. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species. Modern molecular studies indicate that the 81 genera can be grouped into 16 families; these families are divided between two named suborders and are grouped in those suborders into named clades, and some of these families are subdivided into named ...
The bald uakari (Cacajao calvus) or bald-headed uakari is a small New World monkey characterized by a very short tail; bright, crimson face; a bald head; and long coat. [4] The bald uakari is restricted to várzea forests and other wooded habitats near water in the western Amazon of Brazil and Peru. [2]
The vicuña, Lama vicugna, is the national animal of Peru. This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Peru.There are 417 mammal species in Peru, of which five are critically endangered, nine are endangered, thirty-two are vulnerable, and ten are near threatened.
The Rio Mayo titi monkey (Plecturocebus oenanthe) is a species of titi monkey, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Peru. [1] [2] [3] The Rio Mayo titi, was thought previously to have a small range of origin in the Alto Mayo valley, but research has proven that the range extends southward and reaches the Huayamba River, [citation needed] as well as Bajo Mayo. [4]
Common squirrel monkey is the traditional common name for several small squirrel monkey species native to the tropical areas of South America.The term common squirrel monkey had been used as the common name for Saimiri sciureus before genetic research by Jessica Lynch Alfaro and others indicated S. scuireus covered at least three and possibly four species: the Guianan squirrel monkey (S ...
Owing to the great diversity found across titi monkey species, a new genus-level taxonomy was recently proposed that recognises three genera within the subfamily Callicebinae; Cheracebus Byrne et al. (2016) for the species of the torquatus group (Widow titis); Callicebus Thomas, 1903, for species of the Atlantic Forest personatus group; and ...