Milton's titi (Plecturocebus miltoni ) is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from southern Amazon rainforest, Brazil. It was named after the Brazilian primatologist Milton Thiago de Mello. Milton's titi was discovered in 2011 by Julio César Dalponte, and recognized as a new species in 2014.
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starts withMilton's titi differs from other titis by the following features:
The IUCN does not have enough data to evaluate risk for P. miltoni. The last assessment was in 2021. The researchers who discovered the species have mentioned that deforestation is the greatest threat to the species. The total area of deforested land in P. miltoni 's habitat was 2.32 million hectares when the species was described, 4.7% of the total range of the species. Hunting does not appear to present a risk to the species.
Approximately 25% (1,246,382 ha) of the natural range of P. miltoni is located in protected areas. The species occurs, or may occur, in the following protected areas:
