Milton's titi

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Milton’s titi

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Pitheciidae
Genus: Plecturocebus
Species:
P. miltoni
Binomial name
Plecturocebus miltoni
Dalponte, Silva, Silva Júnior, 2014[2]
Synonyms

Callicebus miltoni

Milton's titi (Plecturocebus miltoni) is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from southern Amazon rainforest, Brazil. It was named after the Brazilian primatologist Milton Thiago de Mello. Milton's titi was discovered in 2011 by , and recognized as a new species in 2014.[3]

Milton's titi differs from other titis by the following features:[2]

  • a light gray line of forehead,
  • dark ocher sideburns and throat,
  • dark grey torso and flanks,
  • an orange tail.

References[]

  1. ^ Boubli, J. (2021). "Plecturocebus miltoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T127530569A192453541. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T127530569A192453541.en. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Dalponte, Julio César; Silva, Felipe Ennes; Silva Júnior, José de Sousa e (2014). "New species of titi monkey, genus Callicebus Thomas, 1903 (Primates, Pitheciidae), from Southern Amazonia, Brazil". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 54. doi:10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.32.
  3. ^ Rakowski, Sarah (4 March 2015). "New monkey species discovered in the Amazon Rainforest". Fauna & Flora International. Retrieved 5 March 2015.


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