Order: Primates List of South American mammals

panamanian night monkey



pygmy marmoset



white-headed marmoset



silvery marmoset



golden lion tamarin



emperor tamarin



white-fronted capuchin



black capuchin



common squirrel monkey



venezuelan red howler



black-headed spider monkey



brown spider monkey



northern muriqui



brown woolly monkey



black-fronted titi



vieira s titi



black titi



white-faced saki (male)



white-faced saki (female)



red-backed bearded saki



uta hick s bearded saki



bald uakari

the order primates includes lemurs, monkeys, , apes, latter category including humans. divided 4 main groupings: strepsirrhines, tarsiers, monkeys of new world (parvorder platyrrhini), , monkeys , apes of old world. south america s 20 genera of nonhuman primates compares 6 in central america, 15 in madagascar, 23 in africa , 19 in asia. south american monkeys believed descended ancestors rafted on africa 25 million years ago in single dispersal event.

suborder: haplorrhini

infraorder: simiiformes

parvorder: platyrrhini (new world monkeys)

family: aotidae (night monkeys)

genus: aotus

azara s night monkey aotus azarae lc
brumback s night monkey aotus brumbacki vu
gray-handed night monkey aotus griseimembra vu
hernández-camacho s night monkey aotus jorgehernandezi dd
gray-bellied night monkey aotus lemurinus vu
peruvian night monkey aotus miconax vu
nancy ma s night monkey aotus nancymaae lc
black-headed night monkey aotus nigriceps lc
three-striped night monkey aotus trivirgatus lc
spix s night monkey aotus vociferans lc
panamanian night monkey aotus zonalis dd




family: callitrichidae

genus: callibella

roosmalens dwarf marmoset callibella humilis vu


genus: cebuella

pygmy marmoset cebuella pygmaea lc


genus: callithrix

buffy-tufted marmoset callithrix aurita vu
buffy-headed marmoset callithrix flaviceps en
white-headed marmoset callithrix geoffroyi lc
common marmoset callithrix jacchus lc
wied s marmoset callithrix kuhlii nt
black-tufted marmoset callithrix penicillata lc


genus: mico

rio acari marmoset mico acariensis dd
silvery marmoset mico argentatus lc
gold-and-white marmoset mico chrysoleucus dd
emilia s marmoset mico emiliae dd
santarem marmoset mico humeralifer dd
hershkovitz s marmoset mico intermedius lc
white marmoset mico leucippe vu
manicore marmoset mico manicorensis lc
marca s marmoset mico marcai dd
maués marmoset mico mauesi lc
black-tailed marmoset mico melanurus lc
black-headed marmoset mico nigriceps dd
rondon s marmoset mico rondoni vu
satéré marmoset mico saterei lc


genus: callimico

goeldi s marmoset callimico goeldii vu


genus: leontopithecus

superagui lion tamarin leontopithecus caissara cr
golden-headed lion tamarin leontopithecus chrysomelas en
black lion tamarin leontopithecus chrysopygus en
golden lion tamarin leontopithecus rosalia en


genus: saguinus

pied tamarin saguinus bicolor en
brown-mantled tamarin saguinus fuscicollis lc
geoffroy s tamarin saguinus geoffroyi lc
graells s tamarin saguinus graellsi nt
emperor tamarin saguinus imperator lc
mottle-faced tamarin saguinus inustus lc
white-lipped tamarin saguinus labiatus lc
white-footed tamarin saguinus leucopus en
martins s tamarin saguinus martinsi lc
white-mantled tamarin saguinus melanoleucus lc
red-handed tamarin saguinus midas lc
moustached tamarin saguinus mystax lc
black tamarin saguinus niger vu
black-mantled tamarin saguinus nigricollis lc
cottontop tamarin saguinus oedipus cr
red-capped tamarin saguinus pileatus lc
golden-mantled tamarin saguinus tripartitus nt




family: cebidae

subfamily: cebinae

genus: cebus

cebus aequatorialis cr
white-fronted capuchin cebus albifrons lc
cebus brunneus lc
white-headed capuchin cebus capucinus ne
cebus cesarae dd
cebus cuscinus nt
kaapori capuchin cebus kaapori cr
cebus malitiosus en
weeper capuchin cebus olivaceus ne
cebus versicolor en


genus: sapajus

tufted capuchin sapajus apella lc
azaras s capuchin sapajus cay lc
blond capuchin sapajus flavius cr
black-striped capuchin sapajus libidinosus lc
large-headed capuchin sapajus macrocephalus lc
black capuchin sapajus nigritus nt
crested capuchin sapajus robustus en
golden-bellied capuchin sapajus xanthosternos cr




subfamily: saimiriinae

genus: saimiri

black-capped squirrel monkey saimiri boliviensis lc
common squirrel monkey saimiri sciureus lc
bare-eared squirrel monkey saimiri ustus nt
black squirrel monkey saimiri vanzolinii vu






family: atelidae

subfamily: alouattinae

genus: alouatta

ursine howler alouatta arctoidea lc
red-handed howler alouatta belzebul vu
black howler alouatta caraya lc
spix s red-handed howler alouatta discolor vu
brown howler alouatta guariba lc
juruá red howler alouatta juara lc
guyanan red howler alouatta macconnelli lc
amazon black howler alouatta nigerrima lc
mantled howler alouatta palliata lc
purus red howler alouatta puruensis lc
bolivian red howler alouatta sara lc
venezuelan red howler alouatta seniculus lc
maranhão red-handed howler alouatta ululata en




subfamily: atelinae

genus: ateles

white-fronted spider monkey ateles belzebuth en
peruvian spider monkey ateles chamek en
black-headed spider monkey ateles fusciceps cr
geoffroy s spider monkey ateles geoffroyi en
brown spider monkey ateles hybridus cr
white-cheeked spider monkey ateles marginatus en
red-faced spider monkey ateles paniscus vu


genus: brachyteles

southern muriqui brachyteles arachnoides en
northern muriqui brachyteles hypoxanthus cr


genus: lagothrix

gray woolly monkey lagothrix cana en
brown woolly monkey lagothrix lagothricha vu
colombian woolly monkey lagothrix lugens cr
silvery woolly monkey lagothrix poeppigii vu


genus: oreonax

yellow-tailed woolly monkey oreonax flavicauda cr






family: pitheciidae

subfamily: callicebinae

genus: callicebus

subgenus callicebus

madidi titi callicebus aureipalatii lc
baptista lake titi callicebus baptista lc
barbara brown s titi callicebus barbarabrownae cr
prince bernhard s titi callicebus bernhardi lc
brown titi callicebus brunneus lc
chestnut-bellied titi callicebus caligatus lc
caquetá titi callicebus caquetensis
ashy black titi callicebus cinerascens lc
coimbra filho s titi callicebus coimbrai en
coppery titi callicebus cupreus lc
white-tailed titi callicebus discolor lc
white-eared titi callicebus donacophilus lc
hershkovitz s titi callicebus dubius lc
hoffmanns s titi callicebus hoffmannsi lc
coastal black-handed titi callicebus melanochir vu
milton s titi callicebus miltoni ne
rio beni titi callicebus modestus en
red-bellied titi callicebus moloch lc
black-fronted titi callicebus nigrifrons nt
rio mayo titi callicebus oenanthe en
ollala brothers titi callicebus olallae en
ornate titi callicebus ornatus vu
white-coated titi callicebus pallescens lc
atlantic titi callicebus personatus vu
stephen nash s titi callicebus stephennashi dd
urubamba brown titi callicebus urubambensis ne
vieira s titi callicebus vieirai ne


subgenus torquatus

lucifer titi callicebus lucifer lc
black titi callicebus lugens lc
colombian black-handed titi callicebus medemi vu
rio purus titi callicebus purinus lc
red-headed titi callicebus regulus lc
collared titi callicebus torquatus lc






subfamily: pitheciinae

genus: pithecia

equatorial saki pithecia aequatorialis lc
white-footed saki pithecia albicans vu
cazuza s saki pithecia cazuzai ne
golden-faced saki pithecia chrysocephala lc
hairy saki pithecia hirsuta ne
burnished saki pithecia inusta ne
rio tapajós saki pithecia irrorata ne
isabel s saki pithecia isabela ne
monk saki pithecia monachus ne
miller s saki pithecia milleri dd
mittermeier s tapajós saki pithecia mittermeieri ne
napo saki pithecia napensis dd
white-faced saki pithecia pithecia lc
pissinatti’s bald-faced saki pithecia pissinattii ne
rylands bald-faced saki pithecia rylandsi ne
vanzolini s bald-faced saki pithecia vanzolinii dd


genus: chiropotes

white-nosed saki chiropotes albinasus en
red-backed bearded saki chiropotes chiropotes lc
brown-backed bearded saki chiropotes israelita
black bearded saki chiropotes satanas cr
uta hick s bearded saki chiropotes utahicki en


genus: cacajao

aracá uakari cacajao ayresii vu
bald uakari cacajao calvus vu
neblina uakari cacajao hosomi vu
golden-backed uakari cacajao melanocephalus lc