Callicebus melanochir

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Euarchontoglires
Ordo: Primates
Subordo: Haplorhini
Infraordo: Simiiformes
Parvordo: Platyrrhini

Familia: Pitheciidae
Subfamilia: Callicebinae
Genus: Callicebus
Subgenus: Callicebus
Species: Callicebus melanochir
Name

Callicebus melanochir (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
Vernacular names
English: Coastal Black-handed Titi
português: Sauá, Guigó

The coastal black-handed titi monkey (Callicebus melanochir) is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Brazil.[3]
Description

Coastal black-handed titis are relatively small primates with fluffy fur, a long, bushy tail and a small, roundish head. Like atlantic titis, they can reach a head trunk length of over 40 centimetres and a weight of up to 1.6 kilograms. Their dense fur is predominantly grey or grey-brown in colour, the head and paws are black. The long tail is the same colour as the torso, as with all jumping monkeys it cannot be used as a prehensile tail.
Distribution and habitat

Coastal black-handed titis are found on the Brazilian Atlantic coast, their range includes the south of Bahia and the north of Espírito Santo. Their habitat is coastal forest.
Behavioral ecology

Not much is known about the lifestyle of the coastal black-handed titis, but it is probably the similar to that of the atlantic titi. They are diurnal tree dwellers that move around on all fours or jumping. A male and a female, who stay together all their lives, form a family group with their offspring. These groups live in fixed territories, which they mark with songs and defend aggressively if necessary. They feed mainly on fruits and to a lesser extent on seeds and leaves. The fathers participate intensively in the rearing of the young, they carry the young around and only leave it to the mother to suckle.
Conservation

The habitat of the Southern Bahia Jumping Monkey is located in one of the most densely populated regions of Brazil, and its range is correspondingly reduced and fragmented. The main threat is the ongoing habitat destruction; the IUCN lists the species as "vulnerable".
Literature

Thomas Geissmann: Vergleichende Primatologie. Springer-Verlag, Berlin u. a. 2003, ISBN 3-540-43645-6.
Marc G. M. van Roosmalen, Tomas van Roosmalen und Russell A. Mittermeier: A Taxonomic Review of the Titi Monkeys, Genus „Callicebus“ Thomas 1903, with the Description of two New Species: „Callicebus bernhardi“ and „Callicebus stepehnnashi“, from Brazilian Amazonia. In: Neotropical Primates. 10, ISSN 1413-4705, 2002, S. 1–52, PDF.
Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder (Hrsg.): Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic Reference. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Weblinks

IUCN - Entry
References

Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 144. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
Printes, R.C.; Jerusalinsky, L.; de Melo, F.R.; Mittermeier, R.A. (2020). "Callicebus melanochir". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T39930A17975106. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T39930A17975106.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Costa-Araújo, Rodrigo; Luis Regolin, André; Martello, Felipe; Pedro Souza-Alves, João; Hrbek, Tomas; Cezar Ribeiro, Milton (2021-04-26). "Occurrence and conservation of the Vulnerable titi monkey Callicebus melanochir in fragmented landscapes of the Atlantic Forest hotspot". Oryx. 55 (6): 916–923. doi:10.1017/S0030605319001522. ISSN 0030-6053.