Red-bellied Titi
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The red-bellied titi or dusky titi, Callicebus moloch, is a species of titi
, a type of New World monkey
, endemic
to Brazil
. It lives in forests and thickets.
They have rounded heads and thick, soft coats and frequently adopt a characteristic posture with the body hunched, limbs close together, and a tail hanging down. The body is 28-39 cm long, and the tail is 33-49 cm.
It can move quite fast if necessary but rarely does so and generally stays within a fairly small area, feeding on fruit, insects, spiders, small birds, and bird's eggs. Diurnal, it moves in pairs or family groups, which communicate by means of a wide repertoire of sounds. The female gives birth to 1 young.
Titi
The titis, or titi monkeys, are the New World monkeys of the genus Callicebus. They are the only extant members of the Callicebinae subfamily, which also contains the extinct genera Xenothrix, Antillothrix, Paralouatta, Carlocebus, Homunculus, Lagonimico and possibly also Tremacebus.Titis live in...
, a type of New World monkey
New World monkey
New World monkeys are the five families of primates that are found in Central and South America: Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae. The five families are ranked together as the Platyrrhini parvorder and the Ceboidea superfamily, which are essentially synonymous since...
, endemic
Endemic (ecology)
Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...
to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It lives in forests and thickets.
They have rounded heads and thick, soft coats and frequently adopt a characteristic posture with the body hunched, limbs close together, and a tail hanging down. The body is 28-39 cm long, and the tail is 33-49 cm.
It can move quite fast if necessary but rarely does so and generally stays within a fairly small area, feeding on fruit, insects, spiders, small birds, and bird's eggs. Diurnal, it moves in pairs or family groups, which communicate by means of a wide repertoire of sounds. The female gives birth to 1 young.