South Bahia Spring Monkey
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Southern Bahia Spring monkey ( Callicebus melanochir ) |
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The southern Bahia spring monkey ( Callicebus melanochir ) is a primate species from the subfamily of the spring monkeys within the sakia monkey family (Pitheciidae). Until the end of the 1990s, it was considered a subspecies of the masked jumper .
features
South Bahia jumper monkeys, like all jumper monkeys, are relatively small primates with fluffy fur, a long, bushy tail and a small, rounded head. Like masked jumping monkeys, they can reach a head trunk length of over 40 centimeters and a weight of up to 1.6 kilograms. Their dense fur is predominantly gray or gray-brown in color, the head and paws are black. The long tail is colored in the same way as the trunk, and as with all jumper monkeys it cannot be used as a prehensile tail.
distribution and habitat
Southern Bahia ape monkeys live on the Brazilian Atlantic coast , their range includes the south of Bahia and the north of Espírito Santo . Their habitat are the coastal forests.
Way of life
Not much is known about the way of life of the southern Bahia jumper monkeys, it should correspond to that of the masked jumper. They are diurnal tree dwellers who move on all fours or jumping. A male and female who stay together for their entire life form a family group with their offspring. These groups live in fixed territories that they mark with chants and, if necessary, defend them aggressively. They feed primarily on fruits and to a lesser extent on seeds and leaves. The fathers participate intensively in raising the young, they carry the young around and leave it to the mother only to suckle.
Danger
The habitat of the southern Bahia ape is located in one of the most densely populated regions of Brazil, and their range is correspondingly reduced and fragmented. The main threat is the ongoing destruction of habitat, the IUCN lists the species as "endangered" ( vulnerable ).
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 .