Taxonomy and Conservation Status
July 2006
Family Callitrichidae
| Cebuella pygmaea niveiventris Cebuella pygmaea pygmaea |
Pygmy marmoset | LC LC |
| Callimico goeldii | Goeldi's monkey | NT |
| Saguinus fuscicollis crandalli Saguinus fuscicollis fuscicollis Saguinus fuscicollis illigeri Saguinus fuscicollis lagonotus Saguinus fuscicollis leucogenys Saguinus fuscicollis nigrifrons Saguinus fuscicollis weddelli |
Crandall's saddle-back tamarin Spix’s saddle-back tamarin Illiger’s saddle-back tamarin Red-mantle saddle-back tamarin Andean saddle-back tamarin Geoffroy’s saddle-back tamarin Weddelli's Saddle-back tamarin |
DD LC LC LC LC LC LC |
| Saguinus imperator imperator Saguinus imperator subgrisescens |
Black-chinned emperor tamarin Bearded emperor tamarin |
DD LC |
| Saguinus labiatus labiatus | Lesson’s saddle-back tamarin | LC |
| Saguinus mystax mystax | Spix’s mustached tamarin | LC |
| Saguinus nigricollis graellsi Saguinus nigricollis nigricollis |
Graell’s black-mantle tamarin Spix’s black mantle tamarin |
LC |
| Saguinus tripartitus | Golden-mantle saddle-back tamarin | LC |
Family Cebidae
| Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis Saimiri boliviensis peruviensis |
Bolivian squirrel monkey Peruvian squirrel monkey |
LC LC |
| Saimiri sciureus macrodon | Ecuadorian squirrel monkey | LC |
| Cebus albifrons aequatorialis Cebus albifrons albifrons Cebus albifrons cuscinus Cebus albifrons yuracus |
Ecuadorian capuchin White-fronted capuchin Shock-headed capuchin Andean white-fronted capuchin |
NT LC LC DD |
| Cebus apella macrocephalus Cebus apella peruanus |
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Family Aotidae
| Aotus azarae boliviensis | Bolivian night monkey | LC |
| Aotus miconax | Andean night monkey | VU A2cd |
| Aotus nancymaae | Ma's night monkey | LC |
| Aotus nigriceps | Black-headed night monkey | LC |
| Aotus vociferans | Noisy night monkey | LC |
Family Pitheciidae
| Callicebus brunneus | Brown titi | LC |
| Callicebus caligatus | Chestnut-bellied titi | LC |
| Callicebus cupreus | Red titi, Coppery titi | LC |
| Callicebus oenanthe | Andean titi, Isabelline titi | VU B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
| Callicebus torquatus | White-collared titi | LC |
| Pithecia aequatorialis | Equatorial saki | LC |
| Pithecia irrorata irrorata | Gray’s bald-faced saki | LC |
| Pithecia monachus milleri Pithecia monachus monachus |
Miller’s monk saki Geoffroy’s monk saki |
VU A2c LC |
| Cacajao calvus ucayalii | Ucayali bald-headed uacari | VU A2cd |
Family Atelidae
| Alouatta palliata aequatorialis | Ecuadorian mantled howling monkey | LC |
| Alouatta seniculus juara Alouatta seniculus seniculus |
Juruá red howling monkey Red howling monkey |
DD LC |
| Ateles belzebuth | White-bellied spider monkey | VU A2acd |
| Ateles chamek | Black-faced black spider monkey | LC |
| Ateles paniscus | Red-faced black spider monkey | LC |
| Lagothrix cana cana | Geoffroy's woolly monkey | NT |
| Lagothrix lagothricha | Humboldt's woolly monkey | LC |
| Lagothrix poeppigii | Poeppig’s woolly monkey | NT |
| Oreonax flavicauda | Yellow-tailed woolly monkey | CR B1+2abcde, C2a |
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Total Taxa: 51 |
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
Groves, C. P. 2001. Primate Taxonomy. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC.
Pacheco, V., Macedo, H. de, Vivar, E., Ascorra, C. F., Arana-Cardó, R. and Solari, S. 1995. Lista anotada de los Mamíferos Peruanos. Occasional Papers in Conservation Biology No. 2, Conservation International, Washington, DC.
Wilson, D. E. and Reeder, D. M. 2005. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
