Lake Baptista Spring Monkey
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The Baptistasee jumping monkey ( Plecturocebus baptista , Syn .: Callicebus baptista ) is a species of primate from the subfamily of jumping monkeys within the family of the sakia monkeys (Pitheciidae). The species is named after the place where the first specimen was found.
features
Lake Baptista jumper monkeys, like all jumper monkeys, are relatively small primates with fluffy fur . The back, the top of the head and the outside of the limbs are colored gray or blackish gray, the abdomen and the inside of the limbs are bright red. The long, bushy tail is longer than the body, it is black-gray in color and, as with all jumper monkeys, cannot be used as a prehensile tail. There is beard-like, reddish hair on the cheeks and throat.
distribution and habitat
These apes live only in the Amazon basin in Brazil . Their distribution area extends south of the Amazon and east of the Rio Madeira , for example on the island of Tupinambarana . However, the exact dimensions are not known. Their habitat are rainforests.
Way of life
Nothing is known about the way of life of the Baptist Sea jumper monkeys; it probably corresponds to that of the other jumper monkeys. As a result, they are diurnal tree dwellers who live in family groups. The groups consist of an adult couple, who often stay together for life, and their offspring. They live in a fixed territory and feed mainly on fruits and, to a lesser extent, on other parts of plants and insects.
Danger
Since Lake Baptist apes live in an area barely touched by humans, they are not endangered according to the IUCN .
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 .