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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 .
Male, Tambopata Park, Peru: Conservation status. ... (Alouatta puruensis) is a species of howler monkey native to Brazil, Peru and north of Bolivia. References
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.
Like most primates, Uakari are social creatures and live in groups called troops, ranging in size from roughly 10-30 individuals. [6] Once they are able to reproduce, males will leave the troop in search of mates. [6] Females reach sexual maturity around 3 years of age, and remain in the troop they were born into, reproducing about every other ...
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 ...
In groups that include alpha male. As humans, it's common knowledge that having an affair is taboo -- something that should clearly be kept secret -- but a recent study shows that macaque monkeys ...
In El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, pet kinkajous are commonly called micoleón, meaning "lion monkey". In Peru, pet kinkajous are frequently referred to as lirón (the Spanish word for dormice), often described as a "bear-monkey". These names reflect its monkey-like body and obviously carnivoran head.
Langurs are leaf eaters, which is why they are sometimes called leaf monkeys. They live in family groups of multiple males and females, led by a dominant male. Popa langurs are small monkeys that ...