Animals

New World Monkeys

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Monkey
Scientific Name
Range
Avg Weight (kg)
Diet
Known For
Common Marmoset
Callithrix jacchusNE Brazil0.3Tree sap, insects, fruitTiny, white ear tufts, gnaws bark for sap
Pygmy Marmoset
Cebuella pygmaeaWestern Amazon0.12Tree gum, insectsWorld's smallest monkey, fits in a hand
Golden Lion Tamarin
Leontopithecus rosaliaAtlantic Forest, Brazil0.6Fruit, insectsFiery orange mane, conservation icon, endangered
Emperor Tamarin
Saguinus imperatorSW Amazon0.5Fruit, nectar, insectsLong white mustache, named for German emperor Wilhelm II
Cotton-top Tamarin
Saguinus oedipusNW Colombia0.4Insects, fruitWhite crest, critically endangered, language research subject
White-faced Capuchin
Cebus capucinusCentral America3.5Fruit, nuts, insectsTool use, organ grinder monkey, Pirates of Caribbean star
Tufted Capuchin
Sapajus apellaAmazon Basin3Fruit, nuts, insectsCracks nuts with stone tools, highly intelligent
Common Squirrel Monkey
Saimiri sciureusAmazon, Guianas0.8Fruit, insectsSmall, acrobatic, travels in troops of 40+, yellow legs
Black Howler Monkey
Alouatta carayaS Brazil, Argentina6.5LeavesMales roar heard 5km, loudest land animal, leaf digester
Mantled Howler
Alouatta palliataCentral America7Leaves, fruitDawn chorus howls, golden saddle of hair on sides
Black Spider Monkey
Ateles paniscusAmazon N of Amazon River9Ripe fruitLong prehensile tail used as fifth limb, no thumbs
Geoffroy's Spider Monkey
Ateles geoffroyiCentral America8FruitAcrobatic brachiator, endangered, seed disperser
Woolly Monkey
Lagothrix lagothrichaNW Amazon7Fruit, leavesThick gray wool coat, prehensile tail, gentle temperament
Muriqui (Woolly Spider)
Brachyteles arachnoidesAtlantic Forest, Brazil12Leaves, fruitLargest New World monkey, peaceful egalitarian society
Night Monkey (Douroucouli)
Aotus trivirgatusNorthern South America1Fruit, insectsOnly nocturnal monkey, huge eyes, monogamous
Bald Uakari
Cacajao calvusAmazon flooded forests3.5Seeds, fruitBright red bald face, health indicator, short tail
White-faced Saki
Pithecia pitheciaNE South America2Seeds, fruitStrong sexual dimorphism - males white-faced, females gray

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