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Primate Factsheets

The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center has created this series of factsheets as a starting point to find information about the various primate species. Each PIN Factsheet covers one or more species, including morphology, ecology, behavior, and conservation with range maps, images, and an extensive glossary of terms to illustrate the text. New factsheets will be developed and added to this site on a regular basis.

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Species found in:
Brazil

Alouatta (howler monkey)

PIN Factsheet Alouatta macconnelli (Guyanan red howler)    [Versión en español]

PIN Factsheet Alouatta sara (Bolivian red howler)    [Versión en español]

PIN Factsheet Alouatta seniculus (red howler)    [Versión en español]

PIN Factsheet Aotus (owl monkey)

Ateles (spider monkey)

PIN Factsheet Ateles paniscus (black spider monkey)

PIN Factsheet Brachyteles (muriqui)

PIN Factsheet Cacajao (uakari)

Callicebus (titi)

PIN Factsheet Callicebus cupreus (coppery titi)

PIN Factsheet Callicebus moloch (dusky titi)

PIN Factsheet Callimico goeldii (Goeldi's monkey)

Callithrix (marmoset)

PIN Factsheet Callithrix jacchus (common marmoset)

PIN Factsheet Callithrix pygmaea (pygmy marmoset)

Cebus (capuchin monkey)

PIN Factsheet Cebus apella (tufted capuchin)    [Versión en español]

PIN Factsheet Chiropotes (bearded saki)

Lagothrix (woolly monkey)

Leontopithecus (lion tamarin)

PIN Factsheet Leontopithecus chrysomelas (golden-headed lion tamarin)

PIN Factsheet Leontopithecus rosalia (golden lion tamarin)

Pithecia (saki monkey)

Saguinus (tamarin)

PIN Factsheet Saimiri boliviensis (Bolivian squirrel monkey)

PIN Factsheet Saimiri sciureus (common squirrel monkey)

PIN Factsheet Saimiri ustus (bare-eared squirrel monkey)

PIN Factsheet Saimiri vanzolinii (blackish squirrel monkey)