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Description
Body length: 11.7 - 15.2 cm
(4.6 - 6 in); Weight: 85 - 141 g (3 - 5 oz). Smallest true monkey.
Females slightly larger than males; coat tawny gold-gray on head
and forequarters; variegated tawny buff and gray in hindquarters;
underside of chest tawny; belly white or buff. Tawny hands and
feet. Mane on back of head, neck and shoulders. Face has little
hair, pale stripe between eyes running to nose; muzzle may be
grizzled with white hair; large eyes, slender, tapered tawny tail
with faint black bands above.
Range
South America; east of Andes
in Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia
Habitat
Seasonally flooded forest,
floodplains, or on river and stream margins. Mature and secondary
lowland rainforest.
Niche
Arboreal, below 20 meters. Diurnal;
food sources are insects and tree exudates, some fruits, buds
and nectar. Bite small holes in certain species of trees or vines
and feed on exudate. Small ranges, move short distances daily.
Life History
Live in small families consisting
of one breeding female, one or more males, several subadults,
and juveniles. Males carry the young. Single offspring may be
produced once or twice a year.
Status
Potential risk from deforestation
of floodplain forests.
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