Blond Titi Monkey
Callicebus barbarabrownae
Photo: Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA
Overview
Barbara Brown's titi monkey, also popularly known as the blond titi monkey or northern Bahian blond titi, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey. This critically endangered species is endemic to the Caatinga in northeastern Brazil, and it is estimated that less than 250 mature individuals remain. It is named after the zoologist Barbara Elaine Russell Brown.
Callicebus barbarabrownae faces severe habitat destruction from deforestation and agricultural expansion in its extremely limited range in Bahia, Brazil. The species' tiny population is further threatened by habitat fragmentation that isolates breeding groups and reduces genetic diversity. Mining activities and urban development continue to encroach on remaining forest patches, while the species' specialized dietary requirements make it particularly vulnerable to ecosystem disruption.
Habitat
This critically endangered titi monkey inhabits the remaining fragments of Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica) in the Caatinga-Atlantic Forest transition zone of Bahia, Brazil. The species requires dense canopy cover and is found primarily in secondary forest remnants and forest edges at elevations between 200-600 meters.
Conservation measures underway
Other threatened species in PITHECIIDAE
Threatened in Brazil
Frequently asked questions
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