White-mantled spring monkey
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The white-mantled spring monkey or white spring monkey ( Plecturocebus pallescens , syn .: Callicebus pallescens ) is a species of primate from the subfamily of the spring monkeys within the family of the sakia monkeys (Pitheciidae).
features
White-mantled jumper monkeys are very similar to the white-eared jumper monkeys , to which they are closely related and whose subspecies they used to be considered. They are relatively small primates with a head trunk length of around 30 centimeters and a weight of around one kilogram. The fur is very long and fluffy, it is dirty white to light gray in color. The long, bushy tail grows longer than the body and, like all jumper monkeys, cannot act as a prehensile tail.
distribution and habitat
White-coat jumper monkeys have the most southwestern distribution area of all jumper monkeys. It includes the Gran Chaco region in southeastern Bolivia and western Paraguay as well as the Pantanal in Brazil ( Mato Grosso do Sul ). Their habitat are different forest types.
Way of life
Little is known about the way of life of the white-coat jumper monkeys, presumably it matches that of the other jumper monkeys. Jumper monkeys are diurnal tree dwellers that move on all fours or jump through the branches. They live in strictly monogamous family groups that live in a fixed territory. With duet songs, the animals point out to strangers to their territory, but also defend it if necessary. Their diet consists mainly of fruits, they also eat leaves and other parts of plants and sometimes insects. The fathers take an intensive part in raising the young, they carry the child and give it to the mother only to suckle.
Danger
White-coat jumper monkeys have a relatively large distribution area, parts of which are in protected national parks. Although they are hunted for their meat in some places, overall the species is 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 .