Andean spring monkey
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The Andean spring monkey ( Plecturocebus oenanthe , syn .: Callicebus oenanthe ) is a species of primate from the subfamily of the spring monkeys within the family of the sakia monkeys (Pitheciidae).
features
Andean jumper monkeys, like all jumper monkeys, are relatively small primates with long fur and a long, bushy tail. The fur is colored gray-brown on the back and on the outside of the limbs, The chest, belly and inside of the limbs are orange. The bushy tail is dark brown, the face is surrounded by a narrow, white ring of hair, the cheek hairs are gray-brown. The head is small and rounded, the hind legs are long, the tail cannot be used as a prehensile tail.
distribution and habitat
Andean jugular monkeys inhabit a small area in Peru where they only live along the Rio Mayo River in the San Martín region. Their habitat are mountain rainforests between 750 and 950 meters above sea level.
Way of life
Little is known about the way of life of the Andean jumper monkeys; it probably corresponds to that of the other jumper monkeys. Jumper monkeys are diurnal and mostly stay in the trees. They move either on four feet or by jumping. They live in family groups, the two partners often stay together for life. These groups inhabit a fixed territory that is communicated to other animals through morning duet chants. Their diet consists mainly of fruits, to a lesser extent they also eat leaves and sometimes insects. The fathers take an intensive part in raising the young, they carry the child and give it to the mother only to suckle.
Danger
The main threat to the Andean juggler monkeys is the destruction of their habitat by deforestation. In addition, there is hunting, on the one hand because of their meat, on the other hand because young are made into pets, which is associated with the killing of the parents. The IUCN lists the species as " critically endangered ".
Systematics
The Andean spring monkey is one of around 30 species from the genus of the spring monkey ( Callicebus ). It belongs to the donacophilus group, which is named after the white-eared jumper monkey and represents a rather small, primitive jumper monkey group. Geographically, it has a special role within the donacophilus group, since the other species occur further south, in the Bolivian - Brazilian region.
literature
- Thomas Geissmann : Comparative Primatology. Springer-Verlag, Berlin et al. 2003, ISBN 3-540-43645-6 .
- Marc GM van Roosmalen, Tomas van Roosmalen and Russell A. Mittermeier: A Taxonomic Review of the Titi Monkeys, Genus "Callicebus" Thomas 1903, with the description of two new species: "Callicebus bernhardi" and "Callicebus stepehnnashi", from Brazilian Amazonia . In: Neotropical Primates. 10, ISSN 1413-4703 , 2002, pp. 1-52, PDF .
- Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic Reference. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Plecturocebus oenanthe in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . Retrieved January 16, 2014.