The pygmy marmoset, genus Cebuella, is a small genus of New World monkey native to rainforests of the western Amazon Basin in South America. It is notable for being the smallest monkey and one of the smallest primates in the world, at just over 100...
The small Emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator) is probably the most adorable species of tamarin. This New World monkey is euphoniously called due to its long and white-colored mustache, which is very similar to that of Wilhelm II, Emperor of...
The Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) is a small New World monkey found in South America. Its name comes from the white hair that spans its head and flows down past the neck. When moving through their forest range, these small tamarins run...
The Ecuadorian squirrel monkey (Saimiri cassiquiarensis macrodon ) is a type of squirrel monkey. It had been considered a subspecies of the Guianan squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus, but was elevated to a full species, S. macrodon, based on a 2009...
Geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi ), also known as the black-handed spider monkey or the Central American spider monkey is a species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central America, parts of Mexico and possibly a small...
The bald uakari (Cacajao calvus ) or bald-headed uakari is a small New World monkey characterized by a very short tail; bright, crimson face; a bald head; and long coat. The bald uakari is restricted to várzea forests and other wooded habitats near...
The mantled howler (Alouatta palliata ) is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central and South America. It is one of the monkey species most often seen and heard in the wild in Central America. It takes its "mantled" name...
The brown spider monkey or variegated spider monkey (Ateles hybridus ) is a critically endangered species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from forests in northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.Like all spider monkeys, it has...
The black-headed spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps ) is a type of New World monkey, from Central and South America. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama. Although primatologists such as Colin Groves (1989) follow Kellogg and Goldman (1944) in...
The Goeldi's marmoset or Goeldi's monkey (Callimico goeldii ) is a small, South American New World monkey that lives in the upper Amazon basin region of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is the only species classified in the genus...
The Colombian white-faced capuchin (Cebus capucinus ), also known as the Colombian white-headed capuchin or Colombian white-throated capuchin, is a medium-sized New World monkey of the family Cebidae, subfamily Cebinae. It is native to the extreme...
The Colombian red howler or Venezuelan red howler (Alouatta seniculus ) is a South American species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, found in the western Amazon Basin in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. The population in...
Geoffroy's tamarin (Saguinus geoffroyi ), also known as the Panamanian, Red-crested or Rufous-naped tamarin, is a tamarin, a type of small monkey, found in Panama and Colombia. The species name geoffroyi is in honor of French naturalist Étienne...
The common woolly monkey, brown woolly monkey, or Humboldt's woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha ) is a woolly monkey from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and Venezuela. It lives in groups of two to 70 individuals, usually splitting the...
The brown-mantled tamarin (Leontocebus fuscicollis ), also known as Spix's saddle-back tamarin, is a species of saddle-back tamarin from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru.The brown-mantled tamarin is sympatric with the pygmy...
The Panamanian night monkey or Chocoan night monkey (Aotus zonalis ) is a species of night monkey formerly considered a subspecies of the gray-bellied night monkey of the family Aotidae. Its range consists of Panama and the Chocó region of Colombia....
The white-bellied spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth ), also known as the white-fronted or long-haired spider monkey, is an endangered species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey. It is found in the north-western Amazon in Colombia, Ecuador,...
The gray woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha cana ) or Geoffroy's woolly monkey is a subspecies of the common woolly monkey from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. L. l. cana gets its common name, gray woolly monkey, from its...
The gray-bellied night monkey (Aotus lemurinus ), also called the grey-legged douroucouli or lemurine owl monkey, is a small New World monkey of the family Aotidae. Native to tropical and subtropical forests of South America, the gray-bellied night...
The black titi (Cheracebus lugens ), is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. It was described in 1811 as Calicebus lugens.
Nancy Ma's night monkey (Aotus nancymaae ) is a night monkey species from South America. It is found in Brazil and Peru.It is known in medical research as a model organism for studying the Duffy antigen. Nancy Ma's night monkeys have also been found...
Humboldt's squirrel monkey (Saimiri cassiquiarensis ) is a species of squirrel monkey from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. It had previously been considered a subspecies of the common squirrel monkey, S. scuireus, but was elevated to...
The black-mantled tamarin, Leontocebus nigricollis, is a species of saddle-back tamarin from the northwestern Amazon in far western Brazil, southeastern Colombia, northeastern Peru and eastern Ecuador.There are 3 subspecies:Spix's black mantle...
Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin (Cebus albifrons ) is a species of gracile capuchin monkey. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, and potentially the island of Trinidad.
The Colombian spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps rufiventris ), is a subspecies of the Black-headed spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, found in Colombia and Panama. Some authorities, such as Froelich (1991), Collins and Dubach (2001) and Nieves...
The Colombian woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha lugens ) is a critically endangered subspecies of the common woolly monkey from Colombia. It was initially thought to be a subspecies of the common woolly monkey (L. lagothricha ), but was later...
The large-headed capuchin (Sapajus apella macrocephalus ) is a subspecies of the tufted capuchin monkey from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It was formerly thought to be its own species (S. macrocephalus...
The white-footed tamarin (Saguinus leucopus ) is a tamarin species endemic to Colombia. It is a silvery brown colour with pale streaks and russet underparts, and is very similar in appearance to the cotton-top tamarin, from which it is separated by...
Spix's night monkey (Aotus vociferans ), also known as the Colombian gray night monkey, noisy night monkey and Spix's owl monkey, is a night monkey species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.The Spix's night monkey...
The Lucifer titi (Cheracebus lucifer ) is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It was described as Callicebus lucifer in 1914. The Lucifer titi has previously been...
The Caquetá titi, Plecturocebus caquetensis, also known as the red-bearded titi or the bushy-bearded titi, is a species of titi monkey endemic to Colombia found in the Department of Caquetá region. Taxonomically, it is a member of the "Callicebus...
The gray-handed night monkey (Aotus griseimembra ) is a species of night monkey formerly considered a subspecies of Gray-bellied night monkey of the family Aotidae. Its range consists of parts of Colombia and Venezuela. The exact classification of...
The golden-backed uakari (Cacajao melanocephalus ) or black-headed uakari, is a New World primate from the family Pitheciidae. It lives in the Amazon Rainforest, and is found in the countries of Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. It has black hair...
The mottle-faced tamarin (Saguinus inustus ) is a species of tamarin from South America. It is found in Brazil and Colombia.
Graells's tamarin, Saguinus nigricollis graellsi, is a subspecies of the black-mantled tamarin from the northwestern Amazon in southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and northeastern Peru. It differs from other black-mantled tamarins in having a...
The hooded spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi grisescens ), is a subspecies of Geoffroy's spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central America, native to Panama. It also might be found in a small portion of Colombia adjacent to Panama. In...
Brumback's night monkey (Aotus brumbacki ) is a species of night monkey found in Colombia. It has traditionally been considered a subspecies of gray-bellied night monkey, Aotus lemurinus. but it has recently been argued that it should be considered...
The Marañón white-fronted capuchin or Peruvian white-fronted capuchin (Cebus yuracus ) is a species of gracile capuchin monkey from the upper Amazon Basin. It had been regarded as synonymous with the shock-headed capuchin (C. cuscinus ), which was...
The white-tailed titi, Plecturocebus discolor, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It was described in 1848 as Callicebus discolor.
The ornate titi (Plecturocebus ornatus ) is a species of titi and is the smallest member of the family Pitheciidae, which also includes uakaris and saki monkeys. As it is a member of this family, it is classified as a type of New World monkey. It is...
Hernández-Camacho's night monkey (Aotus jorgehernandezi ) is a species of night monkey of the family Aotidae. It was first described in 2007 by Thomas Defler and Marta Bueno. It has a gray neck and a white patch over each eye, separated by a black...
The Sierra de Perijá white-fronted capuchin (Cebus leucocephalus ) is a species of gracile capuchin monkey from Colombia and Venezuela. It had formerly been regarded as a subspecies of the Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin but was reclassified by...
