Monk monkey
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Monk monkey ( Pithecia monachus ) |
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The monk monkey ( Pithecia monachus ) is a primate species from the New World monkey group .
features
Monk monkeys are medium-sized primates with long, shaggy fur and a bushy tail. They reach a head body length of 37 to 48 centimeters, the tail is up to 50 centimeters long. The weight is around 2.1 to 2.6 kilograms, with the males being slightly heavier than the females. Their fur is speckled gray on the top, the underside is black, the hands and feet are lighter. The gray face is partly hairless.
distribution and habitat
Monk monkeys are common in eastern Peru between Río Ucayali and Rio Javari , possibly also in western Brazil between the Amazon and the Rio Juruá .
Way of life
These primates are diurnal tree dwellers that rarely come to the ground. They often move on all fours, but they can also cover greater distances by jumping. They live in small family groups in which the partners are often monogamous and who live in fixed territories.
The diet of these animals consists mainly of fruits and seeds, to a small extent they also eat other plant material and insects.
After around 170 days of gestation, the female usually gives birth to a single young. Unlike other monogamous South American primates, the female primarily takes care of the young.
Danger
The main dangers of the monk monkey are the destruction of their habitat and hunting. However, these dangers do not affect the overall population to a large extent, so that the IUCN lists the species as “not endangered” ( least concern ).
The species is no longer kept in Europe, former owners are Berlin, Duisburg, Frankfurt, Halle, Hamburg, Cologne, Antwerp, Paris, Amsterdam, London and Manchester.
literature
- Thomas Geissmann : Comparative Primatology. Springer-Verlag, Berlin et al. 2003, ISBN 3-540-43645-6 .
- Ronald M. Nowak: Walker's Mammals of the World. 6th edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 1999, ISBN 0-8018-5789-9 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Laura K. Marsh. 2014. A Taxonomic Revision of the Saki Monkeys, Pithecia Desmarest, 1804. Neotropical Primates. 21 (1); 1-163.
- ↑ [1] ZTL 18.6
