Monkey↕ | Scientific Name↕ | Range↕ | Avg Weight (kg)↕ | Diet↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Common Marmoset | Callithrix jacchus | NE Brazil | 0.3 | Tree sap, insects, fruit | Tiny, white ear tufts, gnaws bark for sap |
Pygmy Marmoset | Cebuella pygmaea | Western Amazon | 0.12 | Tree gum, insects | World's smallest monkey, fits in a hand |
Golden Lion Tamarin | Leontopithecus rosalia | Atlantic Forest, Brazil | 0.6 | Fruit, insects | Fiery orange mane, conservation icon, endangered |
Emperor Tamarin | Saguinus imperator | SW Amazon | 0.5 | Fruit, nectar, insects | Long white mustache, named for German emperor Wilhelm II |
Cotton-top Tamarin | Saguinus oedipus | NW Colombia | 0.4 | Insects, fruit | White crest, critically endangered, language research subject |
White-faced Capuchin | Cebus capucinus | Central America | 3.5 | Fruit, nuts, insects | Tool use, organ grinder monkey, Pirates of Caribbean star |
Tufted Capuchin | Sapajus apella | Amazon Basin | 3 | Fruit, nuts, insects | Cracks nuts with stone tools, highly intelligent |
Common Squirrel Monkey | Saimiri sciureus | Amazon, Guianas | 0.8 | Fruit, insects | Small, acrobatic, travels in troops of 40+, yellow legs |
Black Howler Monkey | Alouatta caraya | S Brazil, Argentina | 6.5 | Leaves | Males roar heard 5km, loudest land animal, leaf digester |
Mantled Howler | Alouatta palliata | Central America | 7 | Leaves, fruit | Dawn chorus howls, golden saddle of hair on sides |
Black Spider Monkey | Ateles paniscus | Amazon N of Amazon River | 9 | Ripe fruit | Long prehensile tail used as fifth limb, no thumbs |
Geoffroy's Spider Monkey | Ateles geoffroyi | Central America | 8 | Fruit | Acrobatic brachiator, endangered, seed disperser |
Woolly Monkey | Lagothrix lagothricha | NW Amazon | 7 | Fruit, leaves | Thick gray wool coat, prehensile tail, gentle temperament |
Muriqui (Woolly Spider) | Brachyteles arachnoides | Atlantic Forest, Brazil | 12 | Leaves, fruit | Largest New World monkey, peaceful egalitarian society |
Night Monkey (Douroucouli) | Aotus trivirgatus | Northern South America | 1 | Fruit, insects | Only nocturnal monkey, huge eyes, monogamous |
Bald Uakari | Cacajao calvus | Amazon flooded forests | 3.5 | Seeds, fruit | Bright red bald face, health indicator, short tail |
White-faced Saki | Pithecia pithecia | NE South America | 2 | Seeds, fruit | Strong sexual dimorphism - males white-faced, females gray |
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