© James P. Rowan
English Name: Dusky titi monkey
Local Name: tocon; titi; tocari
Scientific Name: Callicebus moloch
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Description
Body length: 28.7 – 36 cm (11 – 14 in); Weight: 860 – 1400 g (1.9 – 3 lb) Head round with small flat almost naked black to gray face; brow black, white or gray, usually differing in color from crown; sides of head may be yellow or orange or white around ear. Long thick fur brown, reddish-brown or gray on upper parts; pale yellow to red-orange underparts. Non-prehensile tail; usually hangs down. Holds head low; sits with feet tucked under body close to hands. Color highly variable.
Range
South America; found in strip along base of Andes from Colombia to Bolivia and Paraguay; Brazil south of Amazon.
Habitat
Mature and secondary lowland evergreen rainforest in Amazonia only; dry forest. Found in densely-vegetated areas, particularly around water edges and in swampy forest; bamboo thickets; prefer middle and lower levels of trees.
Niche
Diurnal and arboreal. Eats leaves, fruits and arthropods such as spiders and millipedes; the only small monkey to live mainly on leaves. Sleep at medium heights in sheltered trees. Whoop and scream at dawn.
Life History
Monogamous. Young carried by male.
Status
Common.
