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Primates primates

Lorisidae lorises and pottos

Lepilemuridae sportive lemurs

Daubentoniidae aye-aye

Callitrichinae marmosets and tamarins

Lemuridae true lemurs

Galagidae bushbabies and galagos; dwarf bushbabies and dwarf galagos

Cercopithecidae Old World monkeys

Hominidae great apes and humans

Hylobatidae gibbons and lesser apes

Callicebus moloch dusky titi

...Like all neotropical primates (except Aotus), titi monkeys are strongly diurnal. Their daily feeding is always interrupted by a mid-day rest. They typically sleep together in a vine encrusted tree and often return to the same tree night after night. Titi monkeys are considerably more vocal than most other neotropical primates. Their vocalizations are also more complex than those made by most other...

Callithrix aurita white-eared marmoset

Callithrix aurita is endemic to the Atlantic forest of south-east Brazil. They occupy the montane forests of south-east Brazil in the southern part ofMinas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and the east and north-eastao Paulo. They are the most southern distributed species in the Callithrix. (Hershkovitz 1977, Rylands 1993) Callithrix aurita live in subtropical forests at elevation between 400 to 500m. They...

Cercocebus torquatus red-capped mangabey

Species of collared mangabey are found in West Africa and distributed from Guinea to Gabon.(Wilson, 1993) Collared mangabeys are arboreal as well as terrestrial, but they mainly inhabit lower levels of the forests, especially in swamp forests. Their flexibility on the ground and among the trees allows them to have a rather broad range of habitat, including swamp and agricultural areas. Collared mangabeys...

Microcebus murinus gray mouse lemur

...Gray mouse lemurs are one of the smallest living primates. They are characterized by short limbs and large eyes. The head and body length is 12 to 14 cm and tail length of 13 to 14.5 cm. They have long, thin lower incisors and canines, making a dental comb used for grooming. They have a brownish-grey coat with reddish tones and a...

Allenopithecus nigroviridis Allen's swamp monkey

...These primates are thought to live up to 20 years. Studies near Mbandaka, Zaire show that A. nigroviridis is diurnal and live in groups of up to 40 or more individuals, with several adult males present. ( http://www.zooregon.org/cards/monkey.allens.swamp.htm) Although there is considerable literature concerning the social systems of many species of Old World Monkeys, little is known...