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Description
Body length: 39 - 45 cm (15
- 17.7 in); Weight: 2 - 2.5 kg (4.4 - 5.5 lb) Black upperparts;
long, shaggy fur; face nearly bare, black with white stripe running
diagonally along side of face from below eye; crown nearly bald
but long black hair growing over brow. Hands and feet whitish,
legs sometimes white also. Chest white to buff; belly with thin
black hair.
Range
South America in upper
Amazon basin of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.
Habitat
Arboreal; prefer terra firme
(non-flooding) forest but also found in seasonally flooded forest.
Lowland evergreen forest only. Live in middle and upper canopy.
Niche
Eat fruits, seeds, leaves, and
ants. Sleep on large branches in upper canopy. Shy and quiet;
sit motionless on branches in dense vegetation. Live in groups
of two to eight, most usually three to four.
Life History
Produce a single offspring every
two to three years. Only one breeding female in each social group.
Status
CITES Appendix II; IUCN
Red List: vulnerable. Widespread but generally rare; sporadic
distribution, may be locally common.
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