Taxonomy and Conservation Status
January 2007

Family Callitrichidae
Subfamily Callitrichinae

Cebuella pygmaea niveiventris Cebuella pygmaea pygmaea	Pygmy marmoset	LC LC
Callibella humilis	Dwarf marmoset	LC
Callimico goeldii	Goeldi's monkey	NT
Mico acariensis	Rio Acarí marmoset	LC
Mico argentatus	Silvery marmoset	LC
Mico chrysoleucus	Golden-white tassel-ear marmoset	DD
Mico emiliae	Snethlage's marmoset	LC
Mico humeralifer	Tassel-eared marmoset	LC
Mico intermedius	Aripuanã marmoset	LC
Mico leucippe	Golden-white bare-ear marmoset	DD
Mico maeusi	Maués marmoset	LC
Mico manicorensis	Manicoré marmoset	LC
Mico marcai	Marca's marmoset	DD
Mico melanurus	Black-tailed marmoset	NE
Mico nigriceps	Black-Headed marmoset	DD
Mico saterei	Sateré marmoset	DD
Mico cf. emiliae	Rondônia marmoset	NE
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
Saguinus bicolor	Pied bare-face tamarin	CR A2acde
Saguinus fuscicollis avilapiresi Saguinus fuscicollis cruzlimai Saguinus fuscicollis fuscicollis Saguinus fuscicollis primitivus Saguinus fuscicollis weddelli	Ávila Pires’ saddle-back tamarin Cruz Lima’s saddle-back tamarin Spix’s saddle-back tamarin Saddle-back tamarin Weddelli's Saddle-back tamarin	LC DD LC LC LC
Saguinus fuscus	Lesson’s saddle-back tamarin	LC
Saguinus imperator imperator Saguinus imperator subgrisescens	Black-chinned emperor tamarin Bearded emperor tamarin	DD LC
Saguinus inustus	Mottle-face tamarin	LC
Saguinus labiatus labiatus Saguinus labiatus rufiventer Saguinus labiatus thomasi	Thomas’ mustached tamarin
Saguinus martinsi martinsi Saguinus martinsi ochraceus	Martin’s bare-face tamarin Ochraceous bare-face tamarin	LC LC
Saguinus melanoleucus crandalli Saguinus melanoleucus melanoleucus	Crandall's saddle-back tamarin White saddle-back tamarin	LC
Saguinus midas	Golden-handed tamarin	LC
Saguinus mystax mystax Saguinus mystax pluto	Spix’s mustached tamarin White-rumped mustached tamarin	LC LC
Saguinus niger	Black-handed tamarin	LC
Saguinus nigricollis nigricollis	Black-mantled tamarin	LC
Saguinus pileatus	Red-capped tamarin	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

Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis	Bolivian squirrel monkey	LC
Saimiri sciureus cassiquiarensis Saimiri sciureus macrodon Saimiri sciureus sciureus	Humboldt’s squirrel monkey Ecuadorian squirrel monkey Common squirrel monkey	LC LC LC
Saimiri ustus	Golden-backed squirrel monkey	LC
Saimiri vanzolinii	Black-headed squirrel monkey	VU A3ce; B1ab(i,ii,v)
Cebus albifrons	White-fronted capuchin	LC
Cebus apella	Guianan brown capuchin	LC
Cebus cay	Hooded capuchin	NE
Cebus flavius	Marcgraf's capuchin	NE
Cebus kaapori	Ka’apor capuchin	VU A1c, B1+2c
Cebus libidinosus	Bearded capuchin	NE
Cebus macrocephalus	Large-headed capuchin	LC
Cebus nigritus	Black-horned capuchin	NE
Cebus olivaceus	Wedge-capped capuchin	LC
Cebus robustus	Crested capuchin	VU B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v); C2a
Cebus xanthosternos	Yellow-breasted capuchin	CR A2cd; C2a(i)

Family Aotidae

Aotus azarae azarae Aotos azarae infulatus	Azara’s night monkey Feline night monkey	LC LC
Aotus nancymaae	Ma's night monkey	LC
Aotus nigriceps	Black-headed or Peruvian night monkey	LC
Aotus trivirgatus	Douroucouli, owl monkey, night monkey	LC
Aotus vociferans	Noisy night monkey	LC

Family Pitheciidae

Callicebus baptista	Lago do Baptista titi	LC
Callicebus barbarabrownae	Barbara Brown's titi	CR B2ab(i,ii,iii); C2a(i); D
Callicebus bernhardi	Prince Bernhard’s titi	LC
Callicebus brunneus	Brown titi	LC
Callicebus caligatus	Chestnut-bellied titi	LC
Callicebus cinerascens	Ashy titi	LC
Callicebus coimbrai	Coimbra-Filho's titi	CR B1ab(i,ii,iii); C2a(i); D
Callicebus cupreus	Red titi, Coppery titi	LC
Callicebus donacophilus	Reed titi
Callicebus dubius	Doubtful titi	LC
Callicebus hoffmannsi	Hoffmann’s titi	LC
Callicebus lucifer	Rufous-tailed collared titi	LC
Callicebus lugens	Widow monkey	LC
Callicebus melanochir	S. Bahian masked titi	VU A3c; B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v); C2a(i); D1
Callicebus moloch	Orabassu titi	LC
Callicebus nigrifrons	Black-fronted titi	NT
Callicebus pallescens	Paraguayan grey titi	LC
Callicebus personatus	Northern masked titi	VU A3c; B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v); C2a(i); D1
Callicebus purinus	Red-bellied collared titi	LC
Callicebus regulus		LC
Callicebus stephennashi	Stephen Nash's titi	LC
Callicebus torquatus	White-collared titi	LC
Pithecia albicans	Buffy saki	LC
Pithecia irrorata irrorata Pithecia irrorata vanzolinii	Gray’s bald faced saki Vanzolini’s bald faced saki	LC LC
Pithecia monachus	Geoffroy’s monk saki	LC
Pithecia pithecia chrysocephala Pithecia pithecia pithecia	Golden-faced saki White-faced saki	LC LC
Chiropotes albinasus	White-nosed bearded saki	LC
Chiropotes chiropotes	Guianan bearded saki	LC
Chiropotes israelita	Rio Negro bearded saki	NE
Chiropotes satanas	Black saki	EN A2cd; B2ab(i,ii,iii); C2a(i)
Chiropotes utahickae	Uta Hick's bearded saki	VU A3cd
Cacajao calvus calvus Cacajao calvus novaesi Cacajao calvus rubicundus Cacajao calvus ucayalii	Bald uakari Novaes' bald uakari Red uakari Ucayali's bald uakari	VU B1ab(iii); C1 VU B1ab(iii); C1 VU B1ab(iii); C1 VU A2cd
Cacajao melanocephalus melanocephalus Cacajao melanocephalus ouakary	Black-headed uakari Spix's black-headed uakari	LC LC

Family Atelidae

Alouatta belzebul	Red-handed howling monkey	LC
Alouatta caraya	Black howling monkey	LC
Alouatta discolor		LC
Alouatta guariba clamitans Alouatta guariba guariba	Southern brown howling monkey Northern brown howling monkey	NT CR B2ab(i,ii,iii); C2a(i); D
Alouatta juara	Juruá red howling monkey	DD
Alouatta macconnelli	Guianan red howling monkey	NE
Alouatta nigerrima	Black howling monkey	NE
Alouatta puruensis	Purús howling monkey	NE
Alouatta seniculus	Colombian red howling monkey	VU B1ab(iii); D1
Alouatta ululata	Maranhão red-handed-howling monkey	CR C1+2a(i)
Ateles belzebuth	White-bellied spider monkey	VU A2acd
Ateles chamek	Black-faced black spider monkey	LC
Ateles marginatus	White-whiskered spider monkey	EN A4c
Ateles paniscus	Guiana 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
Brachyteles arachnoides	Southern muriqui	EN C2a(i)
Brachyteles hypoxanthus	Northern muriqui	CR B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)

Total Taxa: 133 Total Threatened: 29 Percent Threatened: 22%

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.

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