Taxonomy and Conservation Status
July 2006
Family Callitrichidae
| Cebuella pygmaea pygmaea | Pygmy marmoset | LC |
| Callimico goeldii | Goeldi's monkey | NT |
| Saguinus fuscus | Lesson’s saddle-back tamarin | LC |
| Saguinus geoffroyi | Geoffroy's tamarin | LC |
| Saguinus inustus | Mottle-face tamarin | LC |
| Saguinus leucopus | Silvery-brown bare-face tamarin | VU A2c |
| Saguinus nigricollis graellsi Saguinus nigricollis hernandezi Saguinus nigricollis nigricollis |
Graell’s black-mantle tamarin Hernández-Camacho’s black mantle tamarin Spix’s black mantle tamarin |
LC |
| Saguinus oedipus | Cotton-top tamarin | EN B1+2abcde, C2a |
Family Cebidae
| Saimiri sciureus albigena Saimiri sciureus cassiquiarensis Saimiri sciureus macrodon |
Humboldt’s squirrel monkey Ecuadorian squirrel monkey |
LC LC LC |
| Cebus albifrons albifrons Cebus albifrons cesarae Cebus albifrons malitiosus Cebus albifrons versicolor Cebus albifrons yuracus |
White-fronted capuchin Varied capuchin Andean white-fronted capuchin |
LC NT NT DD DD |
| Cebus apella apella | Guianan brown capuchin | LC |
| Cebus capucinus capucinus Cebus capucinus curtus |
White-faced capuchin Gorgona white-fronted capuchin |
LC VU D2 |
| Cebus macrocephalus | Large-headed capuchin | LC |
Family Aotidae
| Aotus brumbacki | Brumback's night monkey | VU B1+2c |
| Aotus griseimembra | Grey-legged night monkey | EN B1+2abcde |
| Aotus lemurinus | Colombian or lemurine night monkey | VU B1+2c, C2a |
| Aotus nancymaae | Ma's night monkey | LC |
| Aotus nigriceps | Black-headed night monkey | LC |
| Aotus trivirgatus | Douroucouli, owl monkey, night monkey | LC |
| Aotus vociferans | Noisy night monkey | LC |
| Aotus zonalis | Panamanian night monkey | DD |
Family Pitheciidae
| Callicebus cupreus | Red titi, Coppery titi | LC |
| Callicebus discolor | Red-crowned titi | LC |
| Callicebus lucifer | Rufous-tailed collared titi | LC |
| Callicebus lugens | Widow monkey, white-chested titi | LC |
| Callicebus medemi | Medem's titi | LC |
| Callicebus ornatus | Ornate titi | VU B1ab(iii) |
| Pithecia monachus milleri Pithecia monachus monachus |
Miller’s monk saki Geoffroy’s monk saki |
VU A2c LC |
| Cacajao melanocephalus ouakary | Spix's black-headed uacari | LC |
Family Atelidae
| Alouatta palliata aequatorialis | Ecuadorian mantled howling monkey | LC |
| Alouatta seniculus seniculus | Red howling monkey | LC |
| Ateles belzebuth | White-bellied spider monkey | VU A2acd |
| Ateles fusciceps rufiventris | Colombian black spider monkey | VU A1c, B1+2c |
| Ateles geoffroyi grisescens | Hooded spider monkey | EN B1+2abcde, C2a |
| Ateles hybridus brunneus Ateles hybridus hybridus |
Brown spider monkey Variegated spider monkey |
CR A3cd CR A3cd |
| Lagothrix cana cana | Geoffroy's woolly monkey | NT |
| Lagothrix lagothricha | Humboldt's woolly monkey | LC |
| Lagothrix lugens | Colombian woolly monkey | VU A2acd |
| Lagothrix poeppigii | Poeppig’s woolly monkey | NT |
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Total Taxa: 50 |
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
Defler, T. R. 2004. Primates of Colombia. Conservation International Tropical Field Guide Series No. 5, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia.
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.
