Azara capuchin monkey
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Azara Capuchin Monkey near Bonito (Mato Grosso do Sul) |
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The Azara capuchin monkey ( Sapajus cay , Syn .: Cebus apella cay ) is a primate species from the family of the Capuchin monkeys within the New World monkey that occurs in central South America.
distribution
Its distribution area is in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul , in the south of Mato Grosso and in the southwest of Goiás , also the part of Paraguay east of the Río Paraguay , as well as regions in the Argentine provinces of Chaco , Formosa , Jujuy and Salta and in the south-east Bolivian Departamentos Santa Cruz and Tarija . The limit of the distribution area in western Bolivia is little known. There is a distribution gap in the Bolivian and Paraguayan Gran Chaco , a region with dry forests and thorn bush savannas. The distribution zone in Brazil and eastern Paraguay is not continuously connected to that in southeastern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina.
features
The Azara capuchin monkey is a small species of capuchin with relatively short legs and weighs 3 to 3.5 kg, a head-to-trunk length of 40 to 45 cm and a 41 to 47 cm long tail. There is no noticeable gender dimorphism . The back, shoulders, the two thirds of the tail close to the body and the outer sides of the thighs and upper arms are brown to gray-brown, the last third of the tail, lower legs, forearms, hands and feet are blackish. The eyes, nose and mouth are surrounded by whitish hair. Two black, short, horn-like tufts of hair on the head are characteristic of the species. A narrow, white beard and a black line run from the ears, over the cheeks to under the chin.
Way of life
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The Azara capuchin monkey lives in damp and summer damp forests, in mountain forests up to an altitude of 1500 meters, in gallery forests in thorn bush savannas and in the Pantanal . It feeds on fruits, seeds, leaves and small animals. During the rainy season it mainly eats fruits and seeds, while the leaves and flowers of succulents are important in the dry season. Fruits of epiphytic bromeliads, especially of Aechmea distichantha , Tillandsia maxima and Vriesea tucumanensis , are eaten all year round, as well as fruits and nectar of the liana species Combretum lanceolatum . In the swampy Pantanal, eating azara capuchin monkeys are accompanied by schools of the fruit-eating tetra species Brycon hilarii , which snap up falling fruit remains. The reproduction of the species has not yet been researched.
Threat and protection
There are currently no known major threats to the Azara capuchin monkey population. In some areas it is hunted as a food resource, but the region is only sparsely populated by humans. In eastern Paraguay, logging can have a greater impact. The species is often kept as pets. The IUCN classifies them as Least Concern. The azara capuchin monkey is found in numerous nature reserves, for example in the Pantanal-Matogrossense National Park in Brazil, in the Noel-Kempff-Mercado National Park in Bolivia or in the Calilegua National Park in Argentina.
literature
- Anthony B. Rylands, Russell A. Mittermeier, Bruna M. Bezerra, Fernanda P. Paim & Helder L. Queiroz: Family Cebidae (Squirrel Monkeys and Capuchins). Page 400 in Russell A. Mittermeier , Anthony B. Rylands & Don E. Wilson : Handbook of the Mammals of the World: - Volume 3. Primates. Lynx Edicions, 2013 ISBN 978-8496553897
Web links
- Sapajus cay in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2015 Posted by: Wallace, 2008. Accessed July 1, 2015.