Primates of Colombia
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The primates of Colombia include 36 species in 12 genera and 5 families.[1]
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Distribution & Habitat | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callitrichidae - Marmosets & Tamarins | |||
| Pygmy Marmoset | Cebuella pygmaea | Amazon region | - |
| Black-mantled Tamarin | Saguinus nigricollis | Amazon region | - |
| Graells's Tamarin | Saguinus graellsi | Amazon region | ssp. of S. nigricollis ?; Near Threatened |
| Brown-mantled Tamarin | Saguinus fuscicollis | Amazon region | Sympatric with Pygmy Marmoset |
| Cotton-top Tamarin | Saguinus oedipus | Northern Colombia; PNN Tayrona | Critically Endangered; Endemic |
| Geoffroy's Tamarin | Saguinus geoffroyi | Chocó lowlands and foothill forest | - |
| White-footed Tamarin | Saguinus leucopus | Northern Colombia; dry and humid forest | Allopatry from S. oedipus; Endangered; Endemic |
| Mottle-faced Tamarin | Saguinus inustus | Amazon region | - |
| Cebidae - Capuchins & Squirrel Monkeys | |||
| Wedge-capped Capuchin | Cebus olivaceus | possibly Northeastern Colombia | - |
| White-headed Capuchin | Cebus capucinus | Pacific lowlands, Gorgona Island | - |
| White-fronted Capuchin | Cebus albifrons | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Amazon region | various distinct ssp. |
| Large-headed Capuchin | Sapajus macrocephalus | Eastern Colombia, Magdalena Valley (Huila, Cauca) | may be ssp. of S. apella |
| Common Squirrel Monkey | Saimiri sciureus | Amazon region | - |
| Aotidae - Night Monkeys | |||
| Gray-bellied Night Monkey | Aotus lemurinus | Tropical Andes | Vulnerable |
| Panamanian Night Monkey | Aotus zonalis | Chocó lowlands | ssp. of A. lemurinus ? |
| Gray-handed Night Monkey | Aotus griseimembra | Northern Colombia east of Sinú River | ssp. of A. lemurinus ?; Vulnerable |
| Hernández-Camacho's Night Monkey | Aotus jorgehernandezi | West slope of Central Andes (Quindío, Risaralda) | Tatamá (West Andes) ? |
| Brumback's Night Monkey | Aotus brumbacki | Orinico region | ssp. of A. lemurinus ?; Vulnerable |
| Spix's Night Monkey | Aotus vociferans | Amazon region | - |
| Pitheciidae - Titis, Sakis & Uakaris | |||
| Ornate Titi | Callicebus ornatus | Orinoco region, East Andes foothills to Macarena | Vulnerable; Endemic |
| Lucifer Titi | Callicebus lucifer | Amazon region, between Caquetá & Putumayo Rivers | - |
| Black Titi | Callicebus lugens | Orinoco & Amazon lowlands, between Caquetá & Tomo Rivers | - |
| Colombian Black-handed Titi | Callicebus medemi | Amazon region, between Caquetá & Putumayo Rivers | Vulnerable; Endemic |
| Collared Titi | Callicebus torquatus | Amazon region | - |
| Golden-backed Uakari | Cacajao melanocephalus | Between Caquetá & Guaviare Rivers, to Macarena | - |
| Monk Saki | Pithecia monachus | Amazon region, south of Caquetá River | - |
| Atelidae - Howler, Spider, and Wooly Monkeys | |||
| Mantled Howler | Alouatta palliata | Pacific lowlands, Western Caribbean lowlands | - |
| Ursine Howler | Alouatta arctoidea | northern Orinoco region, East Andes foothills | may be subspecies of A. seniculus |
| Juruá Red Howler | Alouatta juara | East of Central & East Andes | may be subspecies of A. seniculus |
| Colombian Red Howler | Alouatta seniculus | Throughout except Pacific & Guajira | - |
| White-fronted Spider Monkey | Ateles belzebuth | Parts of Amazon region, Macarena, foothills of East Andes | Endangered |
| Brown Spider Monkey | Ateles hybridus | Magdalena Valley, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Serranía de Perijá | Critically Endangered |
| Black-headed Spider Monkey | Ateles fusciceps | West slope of West Andes, Pacific lowlands | Critically Endangered |
| Geoffroy's Spider Monkey | Ateles geoffroyi | possibly extreme northern Chocó to Baudo Mountains | Endangered |
| Brown Woolly Monkey | Lagothrix lagotricha | Amazon region | Vulnerable |
| Colombian Woolly Monkey | Lagothrix lugens | East Andes foothills, Macarena Mountains, Magdalena Valley, San Lucas Mountains[2] | Critically Endangered; Endemic ? |
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