Kaapori Capuchins
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Kaapori Capuchin ( Cebus kaapori ) |
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The Kaapori capuchin ( Cebus kaapori ) is a species of primate from the genus of the capuchin monkey ( Cebus ). It used to be considered a subspecies of the brown capuchin .
features
Kaapori capuchins, like all capuchins, are medium-sized primates. They reach a head body length of 37 to 46 centimeters, plus a 40 to 55 centimeter long tail and weigh on average 2.4 (females) to (males) kilograms. Compared to other Cebus species, their bodies appear more elongated. The fur is predominantly gray-brown, the sides of the body are lighter than the back and the top of the head is colored black. The face and shoulders are light gray, forearms, lower legs and the rear part of the tail are colored dark gray, hands and feet are dark brown or black.
Habitat and way of life
Kaapori Capuchins inhabit a small area on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Brazil in the northeast of the state of Pará (east of the Rio Tocantins ) and in the west of Maranhão . Their habitat are terra firme forests from sea level to heights of 200 meters. On the Rio Grajaú in Maranhão, the species also lives in forests characterized by Attalea palm trees, which there form the transition to the savannah landscape of the Cerrado . The species does not occur in regularly flooded forests or in secondary forests .
Kaapori Capuchins live in small groups with up to seven animals, sometimes together with specimens of the Satan monkey ( Chiropotes satanas ). Otherwise little is known about the way of life of this species; it may largely coincide with that of the Brown Capuchin . These live in larger, mixed groups and feed on fruits and other parts of plants as well as insects.
Danger
Kaapori capuchins are an endangered species. The main reason for this is the destruction of their habitat, as their area of distribution has been particularly heavily populated in the last few decades. The remaining distribution area has an area of less than 15,000 km². In addition, there is hunting for their meat. The IUCN estimates that the total population has declined by at least 80% in the last 48 years and therefore lists the species as " critically endangered ".
literature
- Thomas Geissmann : Comparative Primatology. Springer-Verlag, Berlin et al. 2003, ISBN 3-540-43645-6 .
- 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 (2 volumes).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Anthony B. Rylands, Russell A. Mittermeier, Bruna M. Bezerra, Fernanda P. Paim & Helder L. Queiroz: Family Cebidae (Squirrel Monkeys and Capuchins). Page 410 in Russell A. Mittermeier , Anthony B. Rylands & Don E. Wilson : Handbook of the Mammals of the World: - Volume 3. Primates. Lynx Editions, 2013 ISBN 978-8496553897
- ^ IUCN entry