Ecuador capuchin monkey
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Ecuador capuchin monkey ( Cebus aequatorialis ) |
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The Ecuador capuchin monkey ( Cebus aequatorialis , syn .: C. albifrons aequatorialis ) is a species of primate from the family of the capuchin species that occurs on the Pacific coast of Ecuador . The distribution area extends from the northern Ecuadorian province of Esmeraldas to the Tumbes region in northwestern Peru.
features
The Ecuador capuchin monkey reaches a weight of 1.7 to 3.6 kg (males) or 1.2 to 2.2 kg (females), has a head-trunk length of 35 to 51 cm and a 40 to 50 cm cm long tail. Its back is cinnamon to reddish brown and darker along the center line. The outside of the arms and legs are of the same color, the hands and feet are darker, more brownish. The ventral side is lighter. The face and the sides of the head are light, yellowish white. A narrow line runs from the dark cap to between the eyes. The chest is lighter than the belly. The tail is brown and darker on top than on the underside.
Way of life
Ecuador capuchin monkeys live in groups of around 5 to 20 animals, with the females slightly outnumbering in most cases (ratio 0.8 ♂ to 1 ♀). Their habitat are coastal dry forests , rainforests that are not periodically flooded (terra firme forest), moist subalpine forests on the western slopes of the Andes and degraded secondary forests , also located in the cultural landscape . Ecuador capuchin monkeys feed on fruits, insects, and other small animals, flowers, and seeds. Among other things, the fruits of ant trees , cherry myrtle , Vitex gigantea and Spondias as well as the leaf bases of bromeliads are eaten.
Danger
The IUCN lists the Ecuadorian Capuchin Monkey as Critically Endangered. It still occurs in 20 forest fragments in Ecuador and northern Peru. 80% of the forests in its habitat have been cut down in the last 50 years.
literature
- Anthony B. Rylands, Russell A. Mittermeier, Bruna M. Bezerra, Fernanda P. Paim & Helder L. Queiroz: Family Cebidae (Squirrel Monkeys and Capuchins). Page 412 in Russell A. Mittermeier , Anthony B. Rylands & Don E. Wilson : Handbook of the Mammals of the World: - Volume 3. Primates. Lynx Editions, 2013 ISBN 978-84-96553-89-7
Web links
- Cebus aequatorialis in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: Cornejo, F. & de la Torre, S., 2008. Accessed June 25, 2015.