Taxonomy and Conservation Status
June 2007
Family Cebidae
Subfamily Callitrichinae
| Callithrix aurita | Buffy-tufted-ear marmoset | EN B1+2abcde, C2a |
| Callithrix flaviceps | Buffy-headed marmoset | EN C2a(i) |
| Callithrix geoffroyi | Geoffroy’s tufted-ear marmoset | VU B1+2b, C2a |
| Callithrix jacchus | Common marmoset | LC |
| Callithrix kuhlii | Wied's black-tufted-ear marmoset | LC |
| Callithrix penicillata | Black-tufted-ear marmoset | LC |
| Leontopithecus caissara | Black-faced lion tamarin | CR C2a(i) |
| Leontopithecus chrysomelas | Golden-headed lion tamarin | EN B2ab(i-v); C2a(i) |
| Leontopithecus chrysopygus | Black lion tamarin | CR C2a(ii) |
| Leontopithecus rosalia | Golden lion tamarin | EN C2a(i) |
Family Cebidae
Subfamily Cebinae
| Cebus flavius | Marcgraf's capuchin | NE |
| Cebus libidinosus | Bearded capuchin | NE |
| Cebus nigritus | Black-horned capuchin | NE |
| Cebus robustus | Crested capuchin | VU B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v); C2a |
| Cebus xanthosternos | Yellow-breasted capuchin | CR A2cd; C2a(i) |
Family Atelidae
Subfamily Pitheciinae
| Callicebus barbarabrownae | Barbara Brown's titi | CR B2ab(i,ii,iii); C2a(i); D |
| Callicebus coimbrai | Coimbra-Filho's titi | CR B1ab(i,ii,iii); C2a(i); D |
| Callicebus melanochir | S. Bahian masked titi | VU A3c; B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v); C2a(i); D1 |
| Callicebus nigrifrons | Black-fronted titi | NT |
| Callicebus personatus | Northern masked titi | VU A3c; B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v); C2a(i); D1 |
Family Atelidae
Subfamily Atelinae
| Alouatta belzebul | Red-handed howling monkey | LC |
| Alouatta guariba clamitans Alouatta guariba guariba |
Southern brown howling monkey Northern brown howling monkey |
NT CR B2ab(i,ii,iii); C2a(i); D |
| Brachyteles arachnoides | Southern muriqui | EN C2a(i) |
| Brachyteles hypoxanthus | Northern muriqui | CR B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
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Total Taxa: 26 |
Note: This is presented as a working taxonomy and is not definitive.
The conservation status of each species is based on assessment summaries provided by the IUCN Red List. The Red List website offers more information on the threat categories listed here.
References
Rylands, A. B., Coimbra-Filho, A. F. and Mittermeier, R. A. 1993. Systematics, distributions, and some notes on the conservation status of the Callitrichidae. In: Marmosets and Tamarins: Systematics, Behaviour and Ecology, A. B. Rylands (ed.), pp.11–77. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Rylands, A. B., Fonseca, G. A. B. da, Leite, Y. L. R. and Mittermeier, R. A. 1996. Primates of the Atlantic Forest: Origin, distributions, endemism, and communities. In: Adaptive Radiations of Neotropical Primates, M. A. Norconk, A. L. Rosenberger and P. A. Garber (eds.), pp.21-51. Plenum Press, New York.
Rylands, A. B., Schneider, H., Langguth, A., Mittermeier, R. A., Groves, C. P. and Rodríguez-Luna, E. 2000. An assessment of the diversity of New World primates. Neotrop. Primates 8(2): 61–93.
Rylands, A. B, Kierulff, M. C. M. and Mittermeier, R. A. 2005. Some notes on the taxonomy and distributions of the tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus, Cebidae) of South America. Lundiana 6(Supl.): 97–110.
Rylands, A. B., Mittermeier, R. A. and Coimbra-Filho, A. F. In press. The systematics and distributions of the marmosets (Callithrix, Callibella, Cebuella, and Mico) and callimico (Callimico) (Callitrichidae, Primates). In: The Smallest Anthropoids: The Marmoset/Callimico Radiation, S. M. Ford and L. C. Davis (eds.). Springer, New York.
