Global Non-human Primate Diversity: 1 January  2026.

 

Region Families Genera Species Total Taxa (Species/subspp.) Percent
Threatened
Africa 4 26 107 201 51.7%
Asia 5 19 134 201 79,6%
Madagascar 5 15 107 111 94.6%
Neotropics 5 23 186 209 42,6%
Total 17 83 535 720 63.7%

 

Amazonian Primates. 134 species, 145 species and subspecies in 18 genera: 1 January 2026

Callitrichidae  
Western Pygmy Marmoset Cebuella pygmaea
Eastern Pygmy Marmoset Cebuella  niveiventris
Black-crowned Dwarf Marmoset Callibella humilis
Silvery Marmoset Mico argentatus 
Golden-white Bare-ear Marmoset Mico leucippe
Snethlage's Marmoset Mico emiliae
Black-tailed Marmoset Mico melanurus
Rio Aripuanã Marmoset Mico intermedius
Rondon's Marmoset Mico rondoni
Black-headed Marmoset Mico nigriceps
Marca's Marmoset Mico marcai
Rio Acarí Marmoset Mico acariensis
Maués Marmoset Mico mauesi
Golden-white Tassel-ear Marmoset Mico chrysoleucos
Sateré Marmoset Mico saterei
Santarém Marmoset Mico humeralifer
Munduruku Marmoset Mico munduruku 
Schneider's Marmost Mico schneideri
Goeldi's Monkey Callimico goeldii
Black-mantled Tamarin Leontocebus nigricollis
Spix’s Black-mantled Tamarin  Leontocebus nigricollis nigricollis
Graell’s Black-mantled Tamarin  Leontocebus nigricollis graellsi
Hernández-Camacho’s Black-mantled Tamarin Leontocebus nigricollis hernandezi
Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin Leontocebus fuscus
Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin Leontocebus tripartitus
Red-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin Leontocebus lagonotus
Andean Saddle-back Tamarin Leontocebus leucogenys
Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin Leontocebus illigeri
Geoffroy's Saddle-back Tamarin Leontocebus nigrifrons
Cruz Lima’s Saddle-back Tamarin  Leontocebus cruzlimai
Spix's Saddle-back Tamarin Leontocebus fuscicollis
Ávila Pires’ Saddle-back Tamarin Leontocebus avilapiresi
Gray-fronted Saddle-back Tamarin Leontocebus mura
Hershkovitz’s Saddle-back Tamarin Leontocebus primitivus
Weddell's Saddle-back Tamarin Leontocebus weddelli
Weddell's Saddle-back Tamarin Leontocebus weddelli weddelli
White Saddle-back Tamarin Leontocebus weddelli melanoleucus
Crandall’s Saddle-back Tamarin Leontocebus weddelli crandalli (?)
Spix's Mustached Tamarin Tamarinus mystax
Red-cap Mustached Tamarin Tamarinus pileatus
Red-cap Mustached Tamarin  Tamarinus pileatus pileatus
White-rump Mustached Tamarin  Tamarinus pileatus pluto
Kulina Mustched Tamarin Tamarinus kulina
Red-bellied Tamarin Tamarinus labiatus
Geoffroy's Red-bellied Tamarin Tamarinus labiatus labiatus
Gray’s Red-bellied Tamarin  Tamarinus labiatus rufiventer
Thomas’s Red-bellied Tamarin Tamarinus thomasi
Black-chinned Emperor Tamarin Tamarinus imperator
Bearded Emperor Tamarin Tamarinus subgrisescens
Mottled-face Tamarin Tamarinus inustus
Midas Tamarin Saguinus midas
Western Black-handed Tamarin Saguinus niger
Eastern Black-handed Tamarin Saguinus ursulus
Pied Tamarin Saguinus bicolor
Martins' Bare-faced Tamarin Saguinus martinsi
Martins' Bare-faced Tamarin Saguinus martinsi martinsi
Ochraceous Bare-faced Tamarin  Saguinus martinsi ochraceus
Cebidae
Humboldt’s Squirrel Monkey Saimiri cassiquiarensis
Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey Saimiri macrodon 
Golden-backed Squirrel Monkey Saimiri ustus 
Guianan Squirrel Monkey Saimiri sciureus
Collins’ Squirrel Monkey  Saimiri collinsi
Black-capped Squirrel Monkey  Saimiri boliviensis
Bolivian Squirrel Monkey Saimiri boliviensis  boliviensis
Peruvian Squirrel Monkey Saimiri boliviensis peruviensis
Black-headed Squirrel Monkey  Saimiri vanzolinii 
Guianan Brown Capuchin  Sapajus apella
Guianan Brown Capuchin  Sapajus apella apella
Big-headed Capuchin Sapajus macrocephalus
Peruvian White-fronted Capuchin  Cebus yuracus
Shock-headed Capuchin Cebus cuscinus 
Spix’s White-fronted Capuchin  Cebus unicolor
Humboldt’s White-fronted Capuchin Cebus albifrons
Weeper Capuchin  Cebus olivaceus
Chestnut Weeper Capuchin  Cebus castaneus
Ka'apor Capuchin Cebus kaapori 
Aotidae
Humboldt’s Night Monkey Aotus trivirgatus
Spix’s Night Monkey Aotus vociferans
Andean Night Monkey Aotus miconax
Ma’s Night Monkey Aotus nancymaae
Black-headed Night Monkey Aotus nigriceps
Azara’s Night Monkey Aotus azarae
Bolivian Night Monkey Aotus azarae boliviensis
Feline Night Monkey Aotus azarae infulatus
Pitheciidae
Rio Beni Titi Plecturocebus modestus 
White-eared Titi Plecturocebus donacophilus
Olalla Brother’s Titi Plecturocebus olallae 
Rio Mayo Titi Plecturocebus oenanthe 
Coppery Titi Plecturocebus cupreus 
White-browed Titi Plecturocebus leucometopus
Chestnut-bellied Titi Plecturocebus caligatus 
Caquetá titi Plecturocebus caquetenesis 
Ashy Titi Plecturocebus cinerascens
Hoffmann’s Titi Plecturocebus hoffmannsi 
Lake Baptista Titi Plecturocebus baptista 
Red-bellied Titi Plecturocebus moloch
Vieira's Titi Plecturocebus vieirai
Brown Titi Plecturocebus brunneus
Prince Bernhard’s Titi Plecturocebus bernhardi 
Milton's Titi Plecturocebus miltoni
Toppin's Titi Plecturocebus toppini
Urubamba Brown Titi Plecturocebus urubambensis
Groves' Titi Plecturocebus grovesi
Parecis Titi Plecturocebus parecis (?)
White-collared Titi Cheracebus torquatus
Medem’s Titi Cheracebus medemi
White-chested Titi Cheracebus lugens 
Yellow-handed Titi  Cheracebus lucifer 
Juruá Collared Titi Cheracebus regulus 
Aquino's Collared Titi Cheracebus aquinoi
White-faced Saki Pithecia pithecia 
Golden-faced Saki  Pithecia chrysocephala
Hairy Saki Pithecia hirsuta
Miller's Monk Saki Pithecia milleri
Geoffroy’s Monk Saki Pithecia monachus
Burnished Saki Pithecia inusta
Cazuza's Saki Pitheca cazuzai
Equatorial Saki Pithecia aequatorialis 
Napo Saki Pitheca napensis
Isabela's Saki Pithecia isabela
Buffy Saki Pithecia albicans 
Gray’s Bald-faced Saki Pithecia irrorata
Vanzolini’s Bald-faced Saki Pithecia vanzolinii
Red-nosed Bearded Saki Chiropotes albinasus 
Black Saki Chiropotes satanas
Venezuelan Bearded Saki Chiropotes chiropotes 
Uta Hick's Bearded Saki Chiropotes utahickae
Guianan Bearded Saki Chiropotes sagulatus 
White Uakari Cacajao calvus 
Novaes's Bald Uakari Cacajao novaesi
Red Uakari Cacajao rubicundus
Ucayali Bald Uakari Cacajao ucayalii
Kanamari Bald Uakari Cacajao amuna
Neblina Uakari Cacajao hosomi
Ayres' Uakari  Cacajao ayresi
Golden-brown Uakari  Cacajao melanocephalus
Atelidae
Colombian Red Howler Alouatta seniculus
Juruá Red Howler Alouatta juara 
Guianan Red Howler Alouatta macconnelli 
Bolivian Red Howler Alouatta sara 
Amazonian Black  Alouatta nigerrima
Red-Handed Howler Alouatta belzebul
Spix's Howler Alouatta discolor 
Maranhão Red-handed Howler Alouatta ululata 
Black Spider Monkey Ateles chamek 
Red-faced Black Spider Monkey  Ateles paniscus
White-whiskered Spider Monkey Ateles marginatus 
White-bellied Spider Monkey  Ateles belzebuth
Humboldt’s Woolly Monkey  Lagothrix lagotricha
Humboldt’s Woolly Monkey  Lagothrix lagotricha lagotricha
Colombian Woolly Monkey Lagothrix lagotricha lugens
Geoffroy's Woolly Monkey  Lagothrix lagotricha cana
Peruvian Woolly Monkey Lagothrix lagotricha tschudii
Poeppig’s Woolly Monkey Lagothrix lagotricha poeppigii 
Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey Lagothrix flavicauda